The faces of the 30th Fox Run The Terry Fox Run will be held Sunday at four Tri-City locations. See A3, A21 & A23
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Riverview’s stately trees and once elegant buildings deserve distinction as a national historic site, both the city of Coquitlam and a local conservation group believe. But getting the provincial government to agree is proving more difficult and taking more time than anyone expected, says the Riverview Horticultural Centre Society’s Sue Haberger. Haberger and her group are frustrated because the province has yet to endorse an application to the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada to get the historic designation, delaying a summer visit by the board and putting the designation in limbo. She hopes a letter-writing campaign will light a fire and get Victoria to deliver its long-awaited support for the application, which has been in the pipeline for more than a year.
Sue Haberger and Norma Gillespie of the Riverview Horticultural Centre Society have started a letter-writing campaign to urge the provincial government to endorse a plan to designate Riverview Hospital and lands as a National Historic Site.
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Camp Howdy’s final fire to be lit on Sunday By Sarah Payne THE TRI-CITY NEWS
It’s the end of an era for camp-going kids in the Tri-Cities. After 63 years of campfire songs, canoeing and crafts, the YMCA’s Camp Howdy is closing the doors on its Belcarra outpost. see LAND SALE, S , page g A20 0
Trustees want pay review Tying Tri-City school trustees’ pay to that of city councillors doesn’t work, says board chair By Diane Strandberg THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Tri-City school trustees are taking another look at how they get paid two months after they voted themselves a 9% increase. Board chair Melissa Hyndes said she wants to see how other districts calculate pay and whether an improvement can be made
on the current policy, which sets School District 43 trustees’ pay rates at the average of Tri-City city councillors’ stipends. Hyndes, a Port Moody trustee, said the current policy in which local trustees’ salaries move lock-step with councillors’ pay is problematic when city politicians play catchup and give themselves large raises. “There has to be a better way of calculating this stipend,” said Hyndes, pointing to the recent increase for Port Coquitlam councillors, which will boost the average significantly and put trustees in an awkward spot. “It kind of skews it,” Hyndes said of the
27% increase to Mayor Greg Moore’s salary and the 47% hike to PoCo councillors’ pay. “We have to be careful of what we accept and don’t accept.” Hyndes suggested SD43 staff review other alternatives, such as an annual pay increase based on the consumer price index, which is what Surrey School District does. Port Coquitlam trustee John Keryluk opposed her suggestion, saying SD43 can’t be compared to other districts because it covers three cities and two villages and, therefore, a trustees’ job is more complex. see BOARD MUST FIND, FIND, page A14
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t took Betty Fox nearly three decades to truly understand what her son meant to the world. Tears streamed down her face as she recalled, a few years ago, watching children in Bangladesh — kids who didn’t have proper clothes or eat regular meals — running to raise money for cancer research, all in the name of her son. “They had nothing,” she said, squeezing her eyes shut. “They were
living in pure poverty. “That’s when I finally, truly understood what Terry meant to the people.” More than 30 years after Terry Fox, then an unknown from Port Coquitlam, started his Marathon of Hope, his parents are still amazed at how far their son’s dream has travelled. This Sunday, Sept. 19,
will mark the 30th anniversary of the Terry Fox Run. More than 800 locations across Canada, including four in the Tri-Cities, will host the annual run, which has raised $500 million worldwide for cancer research — $20 million a year in Canada alone. “Not in a million years did we ever think it would become this,” said Betty. Betty thought her son was crazy when he first approached her about the idea for the run. On a September evening in 1979, the day after Terry had
McCrady: ‘I feel this is something I have to do’ Stories by Janis Warren THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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eather McCrady remembers sitting on her front lawn in Port Coquitlam, watching her neighbour run by and catching up with him. She was six then, often out of school because lymphangioma had ravaged her left leg. At times, the pain was so intense, she begged doctors to cut it off. McCrady would follow the young man from her Hastings Street home to the school track and, along the way, they made small talk and she imitated his odd run. “I felt an instant kinship with him and he was really welcoming. Here I was, this little kid, kind of on his heels. I was intrigued with the way he moved.” He taught her how to run: one leg first, a hop with the next. The method boosted McCrady’s confidence. “I knew that even if I had to lose my leg that my life would go on. He was such an inspiration.” Three years later, McCrady would connect the dots. Because of her young age, a major operation (at nine, she had to learn how to walk again) and the lack of cable TV in her family’s home, McCrady didn’t know about a campaign called the Marathon of
completed the 17-mile Prince George to Boston Marathon, he walked over to the kitchen sink where his mom was preparing dinner and told her of his plans to run across Canada for cancer research, for which he’d already been training almost a year. Betty couldn’t believe her ears. She boiled over with anger. As far as she and the rest of the family knew, the Prince George race was supposed to be a prep run for Terry, who had been telling everyone he was training for the Vancouver
Details On Sunday, the TriCities hosts four Terry Fox runs for walkers, runners, cyclists, inline skaters and people pushing strollers. There is no entry fee and no minimum pledge is required. Here are the details:
POCO • Where: Hyde Creek community centre, 1379 Laurier Ave. • When: registration, 8 a.m.; start, 10 a.m. • Parking: Coast Meridian Road and side streets, except Laurier Avenue
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Port Coquitlam’s Heather McCrady was born with lymphangioma in her left leg. At six, she started running with her neighbour, whom she later learned was Terry Fox. Hope. But when reporters descended on her hometown in 1981, it dawned on her that the young man she had been running with was a national hero. His name was Terry Fox. And he was gone. “I just remember the whole community being in shock over his death and I was thinking, ‘Wow, I knew that guy,’” she said, adding, “You have to remember that Terry wasn’t ‘Terry’ when I saw him, he was just some guy.” Now 37 and a mother
of five, the PoCo resident considers herself one of the lucky ones. She was able to keep her leg and she has participated in every Terry Fox Run since it started 30 years ago. Only recently, McCrady began to share her story about her journey with cancer, and Terry Fox, with the aim of generating funds for cancer research. “Terry is so much part of my life,” she said. “I feel this is something I have to do.” jwarren@tricitynews.com
• Where: Blue Mountain Park (Blue Mountain Street and King Albert Avenue) • When: registration, 8:30 a.m.; start, 10 a.m. • Parking: Around Blue Mountain Park, except on King Albert Avenue
PORT MOODY • Where: Port Moody city hall, 100 Newport Dr. • When: registration, 9 a.m.; start, 10 a.m. • Parking: Port Moody rec centre and Newport Village
ANMORE • Where: Anmore village hall, 2965 Sunnyside Rd. • When: registration, 11 a.m.; start, 12 p.m. • Parking: Around the village hall
Betty and Rolly Fox at their home in Chilliwack. Marathon, not a catalyst for running across Canada. She told him it was a stupid idea, that if no able-bodied person had ever run from Newfoundland to B.C., how was he going to be able to do it on an artificial leg. She fought him tooth and nail, told him he was smarter than that, but nothing she said would deter him. see ROLLY, O , page g A4
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he was told there was little chance of the cancer returning — 0.01%, to be precise. That was in 2001, when Roni McIlveen had breast cancer and a mastectomy, and, according to her doctors, chemotherapy and radiation weren’t necessary. “I thought I had beaten it,” the Port Coquitlam grandmother of four said. Seven years later, McIlveen was back in a doctor’s office complaining about her breathing. She thought it was her heart. After a visit to a cardiologist and tests at Royal Columbian Hospital gave her no answers, McIlveen picked up the phone and called a former coworker at UBC’s School of Medicine, where she had worked as a secretary. He referred her to St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver for an angiogram. Eleven days later, McIlveen got a call from her doctor’s office asking her to come in. Her heart was fine, she was told, but the cancer had returned: both lungs. The next month, surgeons drained fluid from her lungs and told her there were too many tumours to count. She started chemotherapy in September; radiation
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Port Coquitlam resident Roni McIlveen will be one of two keynote speakers at the inaugural Terry Fox Run in Coquitlam on Sunday. wasn’t recommended. This past March, oncologists said there was nothing more they could do for her. McIlveen got angry and switched doctors. Her current one at Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver put her on three types of prescriptions and ordered chemo every two weeks, orally and through intravenous. He has, she said, “been saving my life. There are no more tumours left in my left lung.” Still, she frets. The time between the treat-
ments and exams is brutal. She is tired; she is in pain. All of it has taken a psychological toll, as well. Her next CT scan is on Thursday. “You can’t think about it because then your imagination goes. Is it going to be good news? What are the results going to be? You have to stay positive.” It’s hard for her family, too. When McIlveen was diagnosed in 2001, her son Patrick was in high school. see MCILVEEN MCILVEEN,, page A4
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McIlveen: ‘Thirty years ago, I wouldn’t have been here today’
Rolly: ‘Just an ordinary kid’
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“He was in denial. There was no way that his mother was going to be sick,� she said. But they are on her journey, she said: They call, they drive her to appointments, they hear her speeches at schools and events. And they will be at the Terry Fox Run in Coquitlam, where McIlveen is one of two keynote speakers for the inaugural kick-off. “I believe in what Terry Fox did,� she said. “Thirty years ago, I wouldn’t have been here today and it’s because of the cancer research that’s happened. I wouldn’t have been able to hold my grandson.� McIlveen will be dedicating Sunday’s run to Samantha Mattersdorfer, a 19-yearold Delta resident, now in hospice, whom McIlveen met two years ago while they were both at the Surrey Memorial Hospital. The young woman has the same cancer Fox had: osteosarcoma. McIlveen keeps her mind off her illness by staying busy. She volunteers with the Canadian Cancer Foundation, has appeared in a TV commercial to promote the Oct. 3 CIBC Run For the
Cure and writes a blog (www.roniscancerjourney.blogspot.com). Soon, she said, she will redesign her front yard garden with pink rocks in the shape of a ribbon to recognize breast cancer research. Talking about cancer — often laced with black humour — is McIlveen’s way of coping. “The more you get in people’s faces about it,� she said, “the more they donate.� jwarren@tricitynews.com
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The seeds of Terry’s determination were planted not long after he was diagnosed with bone cancer two years earlier; his leg was amputated and, while in hospital, he witnessed many children suffering from the disease. He was determined to stop the suffering. Betty didn’t like the idea, though; it made her sick with worry. She knew her son would have to share the road with trucks, buses and speeding cars. She knew he would be running on roads without sidewalks and paved shoulders, in horrendous weather conditions. Like any mom, she feared for his safety. While that fear never left her, her opposition did on April, 12, 1980, the day Terry dipped his leg into the Atlantic Ocean and then proceeded to beat the St. John’s mayor in a race to city hall. She knew her son had embarked on something special. For 143 days, Terry ran 42.2 km — a marathon — each day, through the Atlantic provinces, as well as Quebec and Ontario.
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Betty Fox He visited schools and showed kids how his artificial leg worked. He ate dinner with locals he met and was given a bed to sleep in at night. He waved at every car that passed him and found energy through the cheers of his ever-growing legion fans on the sides of roads in each province. But on Sept. 1, 1980, his run was cut short. The cancer was back, this time in his lungs. He died on June 28, 1981. Before he passed away, Terry asked Canadians to complete his mission, to keep running until a cure was found. Three months later, on Sept. 13, 1981, the first Terry Fox Run was held across the country; 300,000 people participated and $3.5 million was raised.
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Some told Betty the support the grew from people’s grief at the loss of a national hero would peter out in a few years — people would forget or move on to something else. But the proud mother, who quit her job in 1982 to fully devote herself to her late son’s cause, shook her head. No, she said, they won’t forget. Over the years, Betty has travelled the country, listening to stories about how her son’s journey had touched hearts. She has visited homes where he stayed, saw pictures of him on strangers’ walls. She witnessed, first hand, how her son’s run had changed the way people looked at cancer. And every year for the past 30, when she and Rolly see people running in his name, it melts their hearts. While Rolly says, “He was just an ordinary kid from an ordinary family; he never liked to be called a hero,� Betty notes, “Terry’s run will go on for as long as we still need to find the causes of cancer.� kbartel@theprogress.com
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NOTICE OF 2010 TAX SALE The City of Port Coquitlam’s annual Tax Sale will be held on Monday, September 27th, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at City Hall, 2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, BC. The properties listed hereunder are presently subject to tax sale and will be offered for sale by public auction at the tax sale, unless the delinquent taxes with interest are paid prior to sale by cash, money order or certified cheque. Property transfers resulting from this sale are subject to tax under the Property Transfer Tax Act, on the fair market value of the property. In accordance with Section 406 of the Local Government Act, a person authorized by Council may bid for the City at the tax sale. FOLIO
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Work to replace the Noons Creek bridge in Port Moody has uncovered the remains of what’s believed to be a Tsleil-Waututh ancestor. Chief Justin George, together with other TsleilWaututh spiritual leaders, conducted a blessing at the site this week. “It is extremely important for our ancestors to be honoured and treated with the utmost respect,” George said in a press release. “This area was once home to a Tsleil-Waututh village that served as a critical link between Burrard Inlet and travel routes to the Fraser River for salmon fishing. “We are very grateful for the respect and support shown by the city of Port Moody and the construction contractor in this matter.” George could not be reached for comment by The Tri-City News’ deadline. The construction area is a registered archaeological site and a Tsleil-Waututh monitor, Josh George, is part of the archaeological team that uncovered the remains. “While working within my territory, any archaeological find is significant but coming into direct contact with my ancestors is a very special experience for me,” he said. Leslyn Johnson, Port Moody’s communications advisor, said the archaeological investigation is ongoing and the city is not in a position to disclose any information at this point. Work on the bridge is proceeding as normal, she added, and the project is on schedule. spayne@tricitynews.com
A dangerous dog due to be destroyed was broken out of the Coquitlam Animal Shelter this week and police are now looking for its owner. Jasper, an eight-year-old German Shepherd cross, was stolen from the shelter sometime Monday night. Staff called Coquitlam RCMP Tuesday morning when they found Jasper missing; the dog was the only animal missing taken from the shelter, said Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Bert Paquet. “We’re trying to locate the dog owner or anyone who’d have information about the stolen dog,” he said. “Obviously, someone out there knows that this dog should not be out and we’re hoping this person will do the right thing and contact police.” Paquet said their priority is public safety. “The decision on whether or not this dog is vicious was for the courts to decide, but there’s been documented incidents involving this dog,” he said. Jasper has been at the shelter for over a year while the city waited for its application to have the dog destroyed to be heard in Port Coquitlam provincial court. The matter was scheduled to continue Tuesday but Jasper’s owner, Claire Louise Olson, failed to appear that day or Wednesday, according to court documents. The documents show the dog was involved in several attacks, starting with incidents in Dawes Hill in 2005 and 2006, on Austin Avenue in April 2008 and on Gauthier Street in February 2009. spayne@tricitynews.com
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New Evergreen $ plan in works By Jeff Nagel BLACK PRESS
A new cash infusion for TransLink to build the Evergreen Line will be on the agenda when Metro Vancouver mayors meet behind closed doors next Thursday with the premier and transportation minister. Langley City Mayor Peter Fassbender, who chairs the mayors’ council on transportation, said he hopes regional and provincial politicians emerge with a new understanding at the meeting in Coquitlam. “The premier is willing to come for the first time,” he said. “To me, that’s a strong signal of the government’s willingness to work with us. But nothing is a done deal until it’s done.” Fassbender would not say whether the money might come from raising TransLink property taxes, regional fuel taxes or a different mechanism — such as a vehicle levy that was debated last year but shelved. Also unclear is whether any deal in the works will be limited to just delivering TransLink’s $400-million agreed share of the $1.4-billion cost of constructing the longpromised Evergreen Line to Coquitlam or whether it will be a broader refinancing, allowing additional rapid transit extensions in Surrey and Vancouver. Metro mayors took a strong position last year that an Evergreen-only solution was unacceptable when they voted to add only $130 million in tax and fare hikes — enough to stabilize TransLink finances but not to build and operate the new line. They rejected a bigger supplement to raise TransLink’s budget by $450 million — mostly
by imposing a $122 annual vehicle levy — because it counted on the province delivering $175 million in new sources, potentially through road pricing or regional tolling. The strategy then was to continue talks with Victoria towards a bigger, broader solution. Fassbender said TransLink is now crafting a new financial supplement he hopes mayors can vote on by the end of the year. “My suspicion is it will be the Evergreen Line plus a few of the other regional priorities,” he said, adding additional projects beyond Evergreen Line could be options with extra funding requirements. Mayors in the past have been united in saying Metro taxpayers could not afford sharply higher property taxes for TransLink, an option transportation minister Shirley Bond had before said needed more consideration. Meetings around the region earlier this summer between Bond and local reps sought to hammer out an understanding on just what the region’s taxpayers already pay and how much the province contributes. Fassbender said next Thursday’s meeting will focus more on ensuring the mayors and province have a solid understanding of how to move forward than the specifics of a new funding supplement. Port Moody Mayor Joe Trasolini, vicechair of the mayors council, said he and most other mayors have consistently said property taxpayers cannot bear the brunt of building new transit lines and that the region needs long-term sustainable financing, not one-off fixes. jnagel@blackpress.ca
Fin wants funding New Democrat MP Fin Donnelly wants the federal government to cover the Evergreen Line gap if TransLink can’t fund its $400-million share and the remaining $174 million shortfall can’t be found. The New WestminsterCoquitlam MP has started a petition and is calling on the feds to address the Evergreen Line funding shortfall, according to a press release. The Fund the Gap: Build the Line petition is available at www.findonnelly.ca.
Name the station? The public may get to have some input on naming Port Moody’s Evergreen Line stations. The stations — currently dubbed Ioco Station (at Ioco Road and St. Johns Street) and Port Moody Station (the West Coast Express parking lot at Williams Street) — could be the subject of a naming contest. The final decision is in TransLink’s hands. SkyTrain stations so far have been named for locations or local landmarks under their naming principles, which state names must be simple, logical, durable and self-locating. Council opted to ask the Evergreen project team to hold a station naming contest.
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Taking a bite out of homelessness By Sarah Payne
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Making a good first impression is critical when trying to land a job or a place to live — and a smile can sometimes make all the difference. But for homeless people with lessthan-perfect pearly whites, making a friendly connection with a potential employer or landlord is nearly impossible. A new dental clinic in the works, engineered by the Hope for Freedom Society, may be the answer. “Many of our clients, because of their situation, have not been able to take very good care of their teeth and the results can be devastating,” said Rob Thiessen, managing director of the Hope for Freedom Society. “We’re trying to get their smiles back.” Giving a homeless person some pride back in their smile can go a long way to repairing damaged self-esteem, he added, giving them the boost they need to seek a job and a home. “A lot of it has to do with giving them a little hand up to improve their chances in other things.” Thiessen is working with a pair of Tri-City dentists who have volunteered to provide free dental services for the homeless at the Grace campus of Northside Foursquare Church in Port Coquitlam. They’re prepared to
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“A lot of it has to do with giving them a little hand up to improve their chances in other things.” Rob Thiessen, Hope for Freedom Soc. not only donate their time and expertise but much of the needed equipment and supplies as well. Family members who are also dentists, as well as the dental assistants they work with, are also prepared to volunteer. Thiessen said the challenge now is to raise enough money and donations to complete the work necessary to turn a room in the church into a dental clinic. He estimated the project will cost about $40,000 but he hopes some grant applications will cover the gap between what the dentists are donating and the balance. “They don’t want to just do simple extractions,” he said of the dentists, declining to identify them. “They want to do as much as they can so it’s going to involve X-rays and other dental reconstruction.” Thiessen hopes the clinic will be ready by late fall or early winter. spayne@tricitynews.com
Programs at the Inspiration Garden Catherine Dale, a Master Gardener from S.O.U.L will share some organic maintenance tips for looking after your lawn & garden this Fall. Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Cost: $5.00
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Sept 25 - Get the Dirt on Soil! Part 1 Join Organic Master Gardener, Kelly Koome of Green Earth Landscaping as he talks about the importance of rich organic soil in your garden. Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Cost: $5.00
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The annual tax sale will be held on Monday, September 27, 2010 at 10:00 in the Forenoon in the Council Chambers of the City of Coquitlam, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, B.C. The following properties will be offered for sale unless delinquent taxes with interest are paid prior to the sale, by cash, money order or certified cheque. Purchase of tax sale property is subject to tax under the Property Transfer Tax Act on the fair market value of the property. For further information, please contact the Finance Department at 604-927-3050.
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umans aren’t the only creatures that like fast food. Bears love goodies they can get easily and, unlike people, they don’t need GPS or an iPhone app to find their favourite source. They have a keen sense of smell and will walk for miles and hang around for days if they think they can get a quick meal from an unsecured garbage can. In the Tri-Cities, for safety reasons, as well as to protect bears, garbage should be secured and other bear attractants, like ripening fruit, eliminated. But some people are ignoring the new bear reality and their laziness is causing problems for anyone else. Port Coquitlam is cracking down with $150 fines but will they be enough to rid the city of bear attractants? Although a few residents will be fined, unless more people see the advantage of a bear-free neighbourhood, the problem will persist.
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To grandpa’s (transitional) house we go... AS I SEE IT Kristyl Clark
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t’s not your typical family outing but, then, mine is not a typical family. Last month, I took my 14-month-old daughter to an emergency shelter on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Having endured an hour-long stifling car ride into the bustling city, she was dying to be put down so she could crawl around and play. But I held her tightly to my chest as we spotted a fat cockroach scurrying by my feet — Molly’s tiny index finger pointing excitedly at the offending creature. I held her even closer when a resident of the shelter — a 30-something man with a sunken face, glazed eyes and unkempt hair — tried to brush her rosy cheek with the back of his nicotine-stained hand, his long nails encrusted with filth. He was being friendly, just a little too friendly. When I heard the screams upstairs from a
panicked woman — “There’s a man running naked through the hallway!” — I was ready to take Molly, run out the front door and never look back. But leaving wasn’t an option. Not yet. Nor has it been an option for Molly’s grandpa — a 51-year-old mentally ill man who has been living in emergency shelters and transitional housing since I was eight; well, not unless you count the time he was temporarily evacuated after an infestation of bed bugs invaded the heritage building where he has been residing the past four years — a vast improvement from his previous living quarters. It was intended to be a temporary placement until he could find adequate housing but my dad, like thousands of others, has quietly and unobtrusively slipped through the cracks. His roommates are men and women plagued by HIV, hepatitis C, homelessness and drug addiction, many of whom also suffer from mental illness. Despite his questionable living quarters and his having a debilitating mental illness that hinders his ability to hold a job, he is one
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of the lucky ones. Or so I tell myself. Daily. My father has a roof over his head, clean(ish) living quarters and family that visits every now and then, though lately it seems fewer and fewer of us make the trip to see him, myself included. He has only met his granddaughter twice, my husband once. Just looking around the musty, dimly lit common area filled with restless residents with nowhere to go and nothing to do, it’s easy to see why. While my dad may have made some poor choices in his younger years, he is not a bad man. Nor are the majority of his house-mates, who have always made me feel welcome and safe. Years of addiction and, in some cases, abuse have crippled their ability to become contributing members of society, despite the limited resources available. Nowadays, my father, a soft-spoken 51-yearold with kind eyes and a jovial laugh, looks nothing like the immaculately groomed millworker I remember growing up. Molly will never know the proud dad of
two who would lace up his thick leather work boots every morning and head for the lumberyard to earn a living for his family. Nor will she know the man who would fill up his daughter’s piggy bank every night with his loose pocket change, or teach her to fly a kite. As I studied her face for signs she was upset by her surroundings or company, I realized she wasn’t affected at all. She was just a baby visiting her grandpa at his home. Before we left and said our goodbyes, she held up her arms, begging to be scooped up. Her delicate hand stroked his hair, unruly and peppered with grey. She poked at his belly and let out a squeal of delight. On the drive home, I looked back in my rearview mirror at the hundreds of loitering transients on the street, many of whom are homeless or residing in shelters like my dad. I vowed to myself that Molly would grow up knowing that they are individuals with names and that they are somebody’s dad, somebody’s grandpa. Kristyl Clark is a writer with the Peace Arch News, a Black Press sister paper of The Tri-City News.
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FACE TO FACE: Who should pay to process the Tamil refugees — us or them?
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his we know to be true: We Canadians all have immigrant roots of some sort, even if some of our families have been here for centuries. Take my family’s history. On my maternal grandmother’s side, there’s a marriage record dating back to the 1640s in Quebec City. On my father’s side, Francis and Julia O’Neill emigrated from Ireland in the midst of the infamous potato famine, settling in the Ottawa Valley in 1848. I’m proud to say they are my great, great grandparents. In light of all this, and also cognizant of the facts that Canada needs immigrants for economic reasons and that it is also our moral duty to offer safe haven to those fleeing persecution or deprivation in their native lands, I am naturally interested in the fate of the boatload of Tamils who arrived on our shore last month. But I am also interested in honesty and the upholding of the laws of the land. My colleague over yonder says Canadians shouldn’t fret so much about the high cost of processing these self-described refugees but should, instead, focus on prosecuting people smugglers. To me, however, it appears these
newly arrived folk are masquerading as refugees in order to leapfrog legitimate immigrants and put themselves in a position to take advantage of our country’s generous social safety net. With an initial processing cost to Canadian taxpayers that one official told me is upwards of a quarter of a million dollars a head, and with court-mandated access to everything our modern welfare state has to offer, this is a significant question indeed. Several factors lead me to the conclusion that something is fishy: First, legitimate refugees would take sanctuary in the first friendly country they encounter, not one that is halfway around the world; second, the well-organized nature of the trip suggests planning of the sort not usually associated with the flight of legitimate refugees; third, news that about 70% of similar refugee claimants took vacations back in Sri Lanka after they settled in Canada. I don’t know about you but I can’t imagine Jews returning for three weeks of rest and relaxation in Nazi Germany. The bottom line is just that, a bottom line: Canadian taxpayers can ill afford to continue hosting this sort of open house.
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Focus should be on smugglers ecently, Doug Rolling, a Trifor some of the several hundred City News reader, wrote in a thousand dollars it costs to process and place every refugee.” letter to the editor: “There’s nothing like a boatload of needy I frankly doubt that Tamils fleeto send us scurrying into our left ing a war-torn country can afford wing/right wing corners, poised the money they are alleged to have for the ideological bun fight.” paid. And why the big focus on boat arrivals? What about those who arMr. Rolling might well have predicted what my colleague opposite rive by automobiles or planes? On and I were just about to do in this average, those refugee arrivals outweek’s Face to Face. number those that arrive by boat. Is it the dramatic nature of the The dust has yet to settle on the latest boat refugees and comarrival and the numbers that focus ments like those made by Public our attention? We seem to have Safety Minister Vic Toews can forgotten that Canada is a country only serve to inflame public sentipopulated by immigrants since ments over these arrivfirst contact with the als. According to news French and English exreports, Toews was told perienced by Canada’s You can comment on Aboriginal peoples. that those who arrived any story you read at on the MV Sun Sea were The suggestion of www.tricitynews.com charged up to $50,000 charging these refugees each for the voyage. Is a processing fee is luToews making an allegation or dicro ous. Canada should, as it is it fact? Or was he just heating always l h has and has a reputation up an already charged debate confor, process the claimants in a fair cerning these refugees and, indeed, and humane manner. others who arrive on our shores. The focus of our ire and of our My colleague opposite has simply attention ought to be the people accepted that what Toews has said smugglers who prey on human is fact. He goes further, telling me, misery. How many successful “If refugees on a well-organized prosecutions have there been? It’s boat can pay up to $50,000 to do an time for the federal government to end run to enter Canada, perhaps focus on finding and punishing the Ottawa should ask them to also pay people smugglers.
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TRI-CITYY LETTERS
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More provincial meddling The Editor, I have been following two issues closely for more than 20 years. Hopefully, I can make clear the parallel between these concerns. First, as a member of the GVRD committee in the 1990s that monitored our waste and its disposal, I was involved in formulating a disposal plan. This plan was constantly monitored and modified as we progressed. It has been fine-tuned, improved and modified by Metro experts to today’s excellence. The plan says that we need another waste-toenergy plant (similar to the 20-plus-year-old Burnaby incinerator), an undisputed fact that everyone can acknowledge. Our provincial politicians, however, are in the process of decreeing that we cannot use this energy locally but must barge it up the coast. They are not concerned about our lost revenue or our costs to do this. The minister responsible lives in the upper Fraser Valley and he believes that it is in his political interest to so decree, although there is absolutely little this local plant would contribute to his upper valley’s airshed. The second concern affecting our Metro decision-making is the 20-plus years of provincial interference in what is now planned as the Evergreen Line. The province is attempting to get our Tri-City mayors and councils at odds with one another. Hopefully, Coquitlam city council will stop using its political leverage to obtain a stop near city hall. Mayor Richard Stewart knows full well that it is nothing more than political nonsense to implement the last 1.7 km of this line. It is merely a motherhood issue to improve access to the relatively small Douglas College. This $225-million extension goes nowhere, adds only the terminus station and is redundant to ex-
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The province should build the Evergreen Line to end at Coquitlam Central Station, then decide in the future whether to send it up Pinetree Way or east to Port Coquitlam, argues the letter writer. isting transit services. The college, city hall and surrounding developments are now adequately served by bus services — services that would likely be further improved if the Evergreen Line terminated at Coquitlam Central Station. The last that we heard from our political interfering friends was that the $1.3 billion Evergreen Line could not proceed because they were short the Metro government share portion of $173 million. They would have change left over if they eliminated the last 1.7 km until a later date, when a decision could be made as to where the extension should go north to Douglas College or east to Port Coquitlam.
The possible future extension to Douglas College could then be completed properly, with appropriate funding in place, with a station near Lincoln Avenue and, dare we say, a tunnel, rather than the overhead guideway that would hamper the beauty of this key entrance to beautiful Coquitlam. This short distance is now causing a tempest in Coquitlam’s teacup. Like the interference with our waste plan, there is probably little we can do about the dead-end northern extension of the Evergreen Line. Cliff E. Van Alstyne, Citizens for Appropriate Evergreen Transit, Port Moody
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Heroes, no, but teachers care deeply The Editor, Re. “A salute to true Canadian heroes: teachers” (Opinion, The Tri-City News, Sept. 10). Thank you, Jim Nelson, for your thoughtful and well-meaning article comparing troops to teachers. But as a primary educator for 32 years in Coquitlam School District, I have never considered myself a hero. The word “hero” is reserved for those who risk their lives or who save lives. Still, I appreciate the comparison and your acute understanding of what we face and the crucial daily decisions we make. I have had my share of sleepless nights over disgruntled parents — those furious over their child coming home without mittens on a cold winter day, only to discover them hidden at the back of the student’s desk; those irate over a consequence imposed on their child after all other actions failed, having only their child’s best interest at heart. What makes teachers return each September with anticipation, eagerness and enthusiasm are the smiles we see on our students’ faces as we open our classroom door; or visits from former students and parents who give us a big hug and simply say, “We miss you.” But most meaningful to me was when a parent encountering my mom and dad for the first time and said, “Thank you for your daughter, who helped my daughter become a better human being.” Denise Tetrault, Port Coquitlam
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DISTRICT 43 BOARD OF EDUCATION: SEPT. 14/10 MEETING
How they voted
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As a service to our readers, The Tri-City Newss publishes charts of how local school trustees vote on issues before them at School District 43 board meetings... GAIL ALTY REVIEW THE PROCESS FOR CALCULATING TRUSTEE INDEMNITIES [PASSED] see front page
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“I don’t see this as being a useful exercise,” said Keryluk. Keith Watkins, the other Port Moody trustee, also disagreed with the district conducting a policy review, saying trustees should be able to make decisions about their pay without looking to other jurisdictions. But he agreed that the research was a good idea and supported the motion. Others trustees weighed in with their support for the review, saying it was time to take another look. “The current policy isn’t working. We need to put something in place for trustees two years from now and we’re doing our due diligence,” said PoCo trustee Judy Shirra. The current policy requires trustee pay be reviewed the second year of the trustees’ term
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this year, and Vancouver, which will shell out $222,260 for its nine trustees. This information comes from a report to Surrey school trustees, who gave themselves a 1% increase in June, based on the consumer price index. Surrey trustees, who oversee the province’s largest district, are paid $29,000 a year, compared to $27,530 for SD43 trustees and $24,469 for Vancouver trustees, who govern B.C.’s second largest district. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
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$8k in human rights ruling By Gary McKenna THE TRI-CITY NEWS
A Port Coquitlam metal fabricator was ordered to pay close to $8,000 by the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal this week for a sexual harassment incident that occurred in 2009. Corina Soroka, who was 21 at the time, lodged a complaint against Dave’s Custom Metal Works owner Dave Rouleau and one of his employees, Ian MacDonnell. T ribunal member Murray Geiger-Adams agreed with allegations that MacDonnell abused his position at the shop to acquire Soroka’s phone number, which he used to send inappropriate text messages to her. In Geig er-Adams’ decision, he notes that MacDonnell also misled Soroka into coming to his home by telling her that it was for work. Ro u l e a u w a s i n cluded in the complaint because, despite reprimanding MacDonnell for the incident, he decided to lay off Soroka to avoid further problems. “He apparently reasoned that, even though Ms. Soroka was the victim of what he twice identified as Mr. MacDonnell’s inappropriate conduct toward her, her employment was short-term and it was easier to remove her from the workplace than deal further with the conduct of the perpetrator,” Geiger-Adams wrote in the decision. MacDonnell and Rouleau were ordered to pay $5,000 for injury to Soroka’s “dignity, feelings and self respect” and another $2,912 for seven weeks of lost wages. Rouleau maintained that Soroka was merely a temporary employee and would have been laid off regardless of the sexual harassment incident. Soroka acknowledged that she was told she would be employed only as long as there were jobs for her to do at the shop. But Geiger-Adams said new names added to the payroll records after Soroka’s dismissal indicated there was still work available at the shop. “I find that, absent her harassment complaint against Mr. MacDonnell, Ms. Soroka’s employment would have continued,” he wrote in his decision. gmckenna@tricitynews.com
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PoMo protests potential booze regs changes Port Moody doesn’t want to see new bars and liquor stores cropping up throughout the city without its approval but changes to provincial laws may allow just that. In June, the province passed several amendments to the Liquor Control and Licensing Act, one of which would remove requirements for the city’s comments on local liquor licence applications. Coun. Diana Dilworth noted a recent application from a St.
Johns Street establishment to increase its capacity from 65 to 125 patrons garnered significant concern from residents and the application was later denied. The new provincial regulations would mean there would be no consultation with the city on similar applications in the future, Dilworth added. “It’s fearful to me that we could have new bars and liquor stores on St. Johns Street without us having any say whatsoever,” she said.
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“It’s frightening.” Director of planning Tim Savoie said the city would retain control over land use matters but he acknowledged it’s somewhat unclear just how the new provincial regulations will affect the city. Council agreed to request that the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch consult with the city before implementing any changes to the process for local government input on liquor licences. spayne@tricitynews.com
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SPORTS DAY IN CANADA The City of Coquitlam is proud to participate in Sports Day in Canada. It’s the first ever national celebration of sport at all levels! Don’t forget to tune in to CBC on September 18th at 2:00 p.m. to catch all of the Sports Day in Canada coverage.
COQUITLAM SPORTS HALL OF FAME The new Coquitlam Sports Hall of Fame at the Poirier Sports & Leisure Complex needs your nominations for both the Coquitlam Sports Hall of Fame — honouring a career and/or historic accomplishment — and the annual Wall of Fame — celebrating the best of the past 12 months in a variety of categories. Please visit the website at www.coquitlamshof.com for details. Deadline for nominations is September 30, 2010.
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More housing choices in Austin Heights plan R i d g ew ay ave nu e s. And it would provide a “natural transition” between high-rises and the surrounding single-family homes, community planner Nadia Carvalho said. Jim McIntyre, Coquitlam’s general manager of planning, anticipates the change to bigger housing styles “will happen organically” as it did in west and north Vancouver. City planners, he said, would be more creative and flexible when dealing with applications. “We don’t want them to be cookie-cutter,” he said of the bigger home designs. The idea of coach homes, or laneway housing, isn’t new. Recently, the city of Vancouver proposed it as did Port Moody (currently, PoMo permits laneway housing in dwelling units above detached garages and encourages them in areas for heritage revitalization). As for Austin Heights’ rental housing stock, m a i n ly l o c at e d b e tween King Albert and Ridgeway avenues, the city plans to leave that zoning relatively untouched. About half of those units were built before the 1970s and many of
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Long-awaited plans to revitalize Austin Heights in Coquitlam over the next 20 years show sweeping changes to the way houses could be built in the aging neighbourhood. Draft documents released at Tuesday’s landuse committee show massive residential properties that could accommodate up to four homes on a private lot. For example, city planners suggest a single-family home could include an at-g rade coach house. Duplexes a n d t r i p l e xe s w i t h 1,000-square foot coach houses are also being worked into the new guidelines, as are fourplexes. If the neighbourhood plan is approved by council later this fall, the designs could be applied to property owners living between Schoolhouse and Joyce s t re e t s — n o t j u s t around Nelson and Marmont streets, where massive homes are currently built. The updated zoning for bigger homes would be an alternate to the towers that are planned around the commercial core of Austin and
them are nearing their life cycle, said Coun. Mae Reid, who chairs the city’s land use committee. R e i d , a r e a l t o r, stressed the city needs to preserve the rental homes, but also keep the
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“We’re hoping that the gover nment will speak up and endorse the application so that the National Historical Sites and Monuments Board can go ahead to evaluate the property and decide whether it has what it needs to have to become an historic site,” Haberger said. Rob Innes, the city’s manager of community planning, confirmed the missing piece of paper is holding up the application but said the province wants to do a conservation plan instead. “They’re heading towards a terms of reference... hopefully they would be engaging the city and other stakeholders,” Innes said. Still, Haberger is concerned the lack of support for the national historical site designation means the province has other plans for Riverview. She believes designating the 240-acre property a national historical site would keep it in the public’s hands forever. “The lands could still be used for treatment or research for mental health, and education,” she said, “they could use it for a conference centre — all the things we have suggested these lands could be used for and they could generate revenue. It’s just that they cant be sold off.” M e a n w h i l e , Coquitlam Coun. Mae Reid, who suppor ts t h e d e s i g n at i o n o f Riverview as an historic site, is playing down the controversy. She thinks the lack of provincial support to date is just
an oversight because people working for the gover nment weren’t available in the summer when the historic sites board was planning a visit. “We’re right on it again because there
wasn’t much we could do in the summer,” Reid said. “Hopefully, we will be progressing and what an honour it will be.” Still, she thinks the letter-writing campaign is a good idea to draw attention to the matter.
Sue Haberger and Norma Gillespie are upset that efforts to have the Riverview Hospital lands declared a national historic site have stalled and are starting a letter-writing campaign.
Some letters were handed out last Sunday at T re e f e s t o n t h e Riverview grounds and more are being sent to various ministers and local MLAs, Haberger said.
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Land sale means closure of Camp Howdy in 2011 continued from page 1
The YMCA sold its 74-acre property in Belcarra Regional P a rk t o t h e E v a n g e l i c a l Layman’s Church (ELC) in 2006 but has operated Camp Howdy under a lease agreement since then. That lease wasn’t renewed for 2011, said Lisa Stiver, director of YMCA camps. “I believe next year they’ve decided to do some renovations,” she said. “It’s a sad time; we’ve been running Camp Howdy since 1947 but we knew it was going to come to this at some point. With the [Belcarra] site, we weren’t able to grow so the decision was made to sell the property.” As early as 2003, the YMCA began pitching a proposal to sell 27 acres of its land for residential development in the village of Belcarra and donate the remaining 47 acres to Metro Vancouver as parkland while continuing to run Camp Howdy as a day camp for the next 30 years. The YMCA hoped the deal would bring in about $10 million to fund its programs elsewhere. But the proposal hinged on Port Moody approving a 565 m road access through its portion of Belcarra Regional Park, which the city denied in early 2006. The Y then put the entire property up for sale and, although Metro put in a bid, it was beat by the ELC.
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Campers have been visiting Camp Howdy in Belcarra since 1947, however a recent land sale of the 74-acre site means the camp will have to close next year. At the time, ELC Canada president Bryant Ko said overnight summer camping would continue at Camp Howdy, similar to its Camp Highland site in California, where non-denominational programs focus on outdoor education and environmental science. Ko also emphasized ELC’s plans did not include future residential development on the property. Ko could not be reached for comment before The Tri-City News’ deadline Thursday.
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The closure of Camp Howdy on Sept. 30 means kids looking for overnight camps will have to travel to Camp Elphinstone in Gibsons or Camp Deka in Kamloops. The YMCA’s childcare centres in the Tri-Cities, as well as its child care resource and referral centres in Burnaby and Coquitlam will fill in the gap for daytime childcare. I n t h e m e a n t i m e, c a m p alumni, parents and staff are invited to celebrate the legacy of YMCA Camp Howdy at a final campfire this Sunday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. Since its first summer in 1947, when Camp Howdy welcomed 142 campers over four weeks, to its last in 2010, when 1,556 campers attended over seven weeks, the kids have developed confidence and independence while making new friends during swimming, archery, canoeing, arts and crafts, cookouts and forest games, Stiver said. “They end up leaving camp with a real appreciation for teamwork, leadership and the importance of an active and well-balanced lifestyle.” • Anyone interested in attending the final campfire, where a commemorative plaque will be unveiled, can take a 6:45 p.m. shuttle from Port Moody. To book a space and to RSVP, contact Pam Chater at 604-939-9391 or pam. chater@vanymca.org. spayne@tricitynews.com
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Colony Farm man missing Coquitlam RCMP are asking for the public’s help in finding a man who went missing from the Colony Farm Forensic Psychiatric Institute. Robert Ryan Franks, 33, left the hospital on Sept. 12 on an authorized leave but did not return by his scheduled curfew time. Franks’ condition may deteriorate without medication, which may cause him to become aggressive towards others. He’s described as a Caucasian man with short brown hair, brown eyes and a beard. He’s about 5’10” tall and weighs 290 pounds. Franks was last seen wearing black pants, a red shirt, a green jacket, white shoes and a
white hat. He’s known to frequent the Abbotsford and Langley areas. Anyone with information about Franks’ whereabouts since Sept. 12 is asked to call police at 604-645-1550. If you see Franks do not approach him but call 911 immediately.
Thomson leaving Coq. Teachers’ Association The president of the Coquitlam Teachers’ Association is leaving her post after 13 years. Kathleen Thomson has taken a job as assistant director of the field services division with the BC Teachers’ Federation. Thomson, who has led the
teachers’ local through a strike, controversies over class size and composition, and advocated for teachers through more than a dozen budgets, said she will miss a lot of friends and co-workers. She was given a standing ovation and a bouquet of flowers
Tuesday night during her last board meeting. Caroline Malm will take over as acting-president until Oct. 6, when a new president will be determined through election or acclamation. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
MAN FOUND A man who went missing from Riverview Hospital’s Coast Cottages program in early August was found a few weeks later. Jack Vernon MacLeod, 63, left the residence Aug. 6 on a day pass but did not return. Coquitlam RCMP reported he was located on Sept. 1.
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TODAY: Sept. 17 FOCUS ON HAITI View a stunning photography exhibit at Leigh Square this weekend documenting the Canadian Armed Forces’ humanitarian efforts in Haiti following the Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake. Operation HESTIA, consisting of about 2,000 Army, Navy and Air Force personnel, arrived hours after the 7.0-magnitude quake to provide medical care and aid efforts. The vivid images in the exhibit reveal the immense scope of the operation; it’s at Leigh Square only until Sept. 19.
HIKE WITH BABY New parents with babies and expectant moms looking to enjoy the great outdoors can join the Baby & Me Hiking Club running Fridays, from 10:30 a.m. to noon, today until Oct. 29 at Minnekhada Regional Park. The moderate hikes happen rain or shine, and parents should have thier own carriers (not suitable for strollers). Cost is $10/person per series. Register at 604-432-6359.
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Wonder what lurks in the forest at night? Find out at Minnekhada Regional Park when Metro Vancouver hosts Bats, Beavers and other Night Creatures from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (for ages 7 and up). Walk and listen for bats, beavers and owls; dress for the weather and bring a flashlight. Cost is $8, register at 604927-4386 and quote barcode #332526.
PUB NIGHT The Dogwood Pavilion is promising a fun night of dinner and live music from the likes of Tony Prophet and the Mid Life Crisis band, playing music from the ‘60s to today. Dinner starts at 6 p.m., with entertainment at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $20 for members. Register in advance at 604-927-6098.
BONFIRE Tri-City youth are invited to a two-day leadership event called Bonfire. The non-denominational event at Northside Foursquare Church (1460 Lansdowne Dr., Coquitlam) starts tonight, from 7 to 10 p.m., with a free gathering of youth who want to be inspired to do big things. Saturday’s line-up goes from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and features a workshop, rally, two meals and live music. Cost is $30/$25. Call 604-942-7711.
SPIRIT SQUARE The start of September doesn’t have to mean an end to live outdoor music. Concerts at Coquitlam’s Spirit Square continue with Young Pacific and Emily & the Jam Fries performing tonight from 6 to 8 p.m.
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FALL FAIR Douglas College hosts a day of family fun with a fall fair today from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Coquitlam campus. Kids can take a tumble in the bouncy castle, get their faces painted and visit with a clown. There will also be a barbecue, the Coquitlam Farmers Market and more. Admission is free with donations accepted at most booths.
GARAGE SALE Dig for treasures at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 133 (2675 Shaughnessy St., PoCo) parking lot garage sale. In case of rain, the sale will take place inside the cadet hall.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY The Mackin House Museum celebrates
its 101st birthday today with an open house from noon to 4 p.m., where there will be burgers, cupcakes and coffee, not to mention a chance to tour the interesting historical displays. Visit www.coquitlamheritage.ca.
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Today marks the 30th annual Terry Fox Run, so be sure to take part in any of the TriCities’ four events. Gather friends and family, and honour Terry Fox’s dream of finding a cure for cancer. Events range from 1-km to 10-km walks and runs — not much compared to Terry’s 143 consecutive marathons — and plenty of entertainment, refreshments and cheering sections. In Anmore, meet at the village hall to register at 11 a.m. and run at noon (walkers, runners, bikes and strollers welcome). Coquitlam’s event is at Blue Mountain Park starting at 8:30 a.m. (run at 10 a.m.) and in Port Moody, start at city hall with registration at 9 a.m. and the run at 10 a.m. (bikes, wheelchairs/strollers, rollerbladers, dogs on leash welcome). The Port Coquitlam Hometown Run is from the Hyde Creek community centre with registration from 8 a.m. and the run at 10 a.m. For further details, look up your city of choice at www. terryfox.org.
Enjoy a 5-km Walk for Words Walk-athon starting at noon at Mundy Park in Coquitlam (from the Hillcrest Street parking lot), hosted by the Pratham BC Foundation. The walk will help children in India receive an education. Cost is a $15 donation; visit www.prathamindia.givemeaning.com.
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few weeks ago, I wrote about how our priorities of time, energy and money should go to our circle of influence rather than our circle of concern (we care about the whole world). I received a letter from a Tri-City News reader which deserves an answer. Here’s what the man wrote: I appreciate your article a couple of weeks ago regarding our personal circle of influence as it compares to our circle of concern. Because I tend toward the mercy side of the caring scale, I find myself getting sucked into the vortex of other people’s problems. For example, one of my wife’s sisters is married to a man who has never been successful in any way. Over his 40 years, he for some reason has drifted from job to job and failure to failure. As much to help my sister-in-law, as anything, I have repeatedly given into his ongoing pleas for financial assistance. After 15 years of rescuing the man, I’ve noted he hasn’t made any steps forward. On the contrary, he’s probably worse off financially and emotionally than he was when I met him. When I read your article about staying inside my circle of influence, I thought about the thousands of dollars I’ve lent (more likely, in the end, given) to this man over the years and wondered if I should relegate him to my circle of concern
and just say no to his next plea for help. Do you have anything to add to what you’ve already written about our responsibilities to help others? This is what I wrote back to him: Maybe it’s easier for me to just say no because I tend to lean toward the harder side of the caring scale. I’ve had to learn to be more sensitive to those who are in need but I have been working on finding a healthy balance for the past several years and have found a couple of principles that have helped. In the Apostle Paul’s letter to his friends in the province of Galatia (what is now Turkey), he addressed the very issue you’ve written about. On first reading, the two principles seem contradicting but, with
explanation, they provide a healthy tension to support us on our life journey. Here are the two verses I found: “Bear one another’s burdens and thereby fulfill the law of Christ� (the law of Christ, you remember, is to love your neighbour as yourself). The other one is: “For each one will bear his own load.� The two verses — help one another with our burdens and everybody carry his own weight — sit in juxtaposition of each other and create a tension. Most of us have visited the Capilano Suspension Bridge, which stretches across the Capilano River gorge in North Vancouver. You’ve no doubt noticed that each side of the bridge is
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Pilates in the park tomorrow By Sarah Payne THE TRI-CITY NEWS
Tomorrow, Rocky Point Park will play host to a large pilates party — and everyone’s invited. Officially, Pilates in the Park is a ParticipACTION and True Sport Initiative designed to get cities across Canada doing something active to celebrate Sports Day Canada. But for organizers like Melissa Evanson, it’s their way of raising money to help friends battling cancer. “We heard word about [Sports Day Canada] about a month ago... so we mulled it over and then True Sport sent in a second challenge where if you host an event and donate all the proceeds to the charity of your choice, you can enter a prize to have an additional $10,000 donated to that charity,” she explained. Evanson, Port Moody’s recreation planning co-ordinator, said a co-worker suggested Pilates in the Park, modelled after a popular New York City event that has been raising money for breast cancer for the past five years. “The passion behind this has been Lisa Porcellato and she was inspired by people she works with and knows who are battling cancer,” Evanson said. “These are women and men in our age group, in their 30s and 40s. Lisa felt very inspired and wanted to put this together, and she asked us, ‘Who wants to volunteer?’ “All 15 of us stepped forward.” Daniela Serena, a regular visitor to the PoMo rec centre, stepped up to honour her mother and sister, both of whom were diagnosed with breast cancer three years ago. Her mom recovered but her older sister, Lucy Johnston, was recently diagnosed again. For Serena, Pilates in the Park means getting the community together to fund research that could find a cure to help people suffering from any kind of cancer.
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You can exercise and help a good cause by participating Saturday in Pilates in the Park. The group, which is organizing Pilates in the Park on a volunteer basis and not as a city-led event, hoped to get 100 people to the Sept. 18 event, and set a donation at $15 each to raise $1,500. One enthusiastic participant, however, a woman with two young kids who is battling cancer, managed to raise $1,900 in just two days. “We’ve had to raise the event goal to see where it can take us,” Evanson said with a laugh. There will be five instructors leading the pilates class and milling through the crowd to help out any newbies. Men and women at all fitness levels are welcome, even those who’ve never tried pilates; all that’s required is your own yoga mat or large towel to lay on the grass.
To keep everyone entertained during the rain-or-shine event, Corbin Vander Zalm, winner of the 2010 Red Robinson PNE Talent Showdown, will be performing. All registered participants are also eligible to win gifts from the Boathouse Restaurant, Lululemon Athletica, Art Knapps Plantland and Florist, and other businesses. • Pilates in the Park is at Port Moody’s Rocky Point Park Saturday, Sept. 18 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Register at www. cityofportmoody.com/signmeup (quote barcode #35482). Cost is a $15 donation for the Canadian Cancer Society. Larger donations are welcome and can be registered directly with the Cancer Society at www.cancerevents. kintera.org. spayne@tricitynews.com
The library is a great resource for caregivers and teachers working with very young children. To find out how best to use this resource, Port Moody Public library is holding a free circle time workshop Saturday, Sept. 25 from 10 to 11 a.m. During the workshop, participants will learn how to effectively search for materials in the library’s online catalogue, how to identify picture books best suited for group reading and how to access the Port Moody library’s specialized resources for ECE providers. Great circle times can help young children learn important concepts and ideas in a relaxed, playful environment. Understanding how to find top quality books and age-appropriate support materials will save early childhood educators time, and improve the learning experience of children in their care. Each attendee will receive a certificate of participation. Registration is required as space is limited. To register, phone the library at 604-469-4577. For more information, email Maryn Ashdown at maryn.ashdown@cityofportmoody.com. PoMo Public Library is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m.
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Family affair for author By Diane Strandberg THE TRI-CITY NEWS
There’s no such thing as being too old to care about your past or too busy to write about it. Take Janet Nicolet, who at 74 is still gallivanting around the country to research an historical novel featuring her grandfather as the main character. The author, who lives in Panama City, Florida, visited Maillardville last week to find out more about life in the old mill FRASER MILLS town dating back to the turn of the century. In addition to visiting the Fraser Mills site, where Maillardville got its start, Nicolet toured Mackin House Museum and examined historical records and photos in the museum’s archives. “This is my first historical novel and I needed to come and research the area,” Nicolet said. “I would just like to first of all get a sense of the Fraser Mills area.” Although Long Voyage Westward d will be a fictional account of life in Fraser Mills, it features the real life character of Robert Henry Mills, who worked at Fraser Mills as a cook and met his wife, Hazel, and started a family. One of the children was Nicolet’s dad, aptly named Fraser Mills, who was born in 1909. Nicolet wants to walk around the neighbourhood where her grandfather earned his living and get a sense of the times so her novel seems more realistic.
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Writer Janet Nicolet of Florida researches Fraser Mills for a book along with her cousin Dennis Mills, with collections manager Sandra Martins at Mackin House. She has written three novels and teaches memoir writing. Nicolet encourages other seniors to put pen to paper even if it’s just a page about their wedding or where they grew up. “I see people sit around, just kind of moulting,” she said. “I’d like to see them do something with their life.” One of the side benefits, she said, is that the information people gather about their family is of interest to the younger generation and can be a way of connecting with others. Nicolet has 10 grandchildren and said they are intrigued by family stories. dstrandberg@tricitynews.com
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TRI-CITY SPOTLIGHT: New quilting books for CPL GOLD MEDALS Port Moody Public Library handed out gold medals and certificates last Saturday to more than 450 kids who took part in the library’s summer reading club. Mayor Joe Trasolini, Port Moody-Coquitlam MLA Iain Black and RBC medal sponsor, Janet Phillips, were at the ceremony that recognized youth who had read for 50 days or more during their “off ” months. Participants who couldn’t attend the event have until Sept. 30 to pick up their accolades at PMPL.
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Angela Willshire (left) and Wendy Lynn (right) of the Blue Mountain Quilters’ Guild presented $750 last week to Leslie Utsunomiya of the Coquitlam Public Library’s Poirier branch. The donation will be used to buy quilting books for the library. The guild’s quilt show will be held Oct. 16 and 17 at Montgomery middle school in Coquitlam.
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Tyler Clements, Theresa Sayer and Brooke Clements were among the participants last Sunday who joined Port Coqutlam city councillors for the 60th anniversary celebrations at PoCo Bowl. Owners Brian and Rhonda Madaski invited the public to attend the fundraiser to benefit Variety, the Children’s Charity.
Seven Tri-City residents living in subsidized housing received bursaries this month from the provincial government. A total of 93 BC Housing Education Awards were presented to B.C. citizens on the Re n t a l A s s i s t a n c e Prog ram for their tuition. Among the winners are Ha Eun Grace Lee, Andrew Lusignans and Rachel Jackson. “The TriCities can only benefit from the increased knowledge of our comm u n i t y m e m b e r s, ” D o u g H o r n e, M L A for Coquitlam-Burke Mountain, said in a news release.
Dogwood Pavilion hosts pub dinner Dogwood Pavilion is holding a pub night dinner Friday featuring the music of Tony Prophet and the Mid-life Crisis Band. The band plays a wide range of music from the 1960s to today and is well known for encouraging audience participation. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., dinner will be served at 6 p.m. Entertainment begins at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $20 per person for Dogwood members. To register, call 604-927-6098.
LATIN DANCE AT GLEN Glen Pine Pavilion is hosting ballroom/Latin American dance classes for couples with experienced dance instructor Candace Zanini. Both beginner and intermediate levels are available Wednesday evenings starting Sept. 15 through Dec. 1. The beginner class, 7:30 to 8:25 p.m., is an introduction to the most popular dances with basic patterns. The intermediate class, 6:30 to 7:35 p.m., focuses on technique, posture, rhythm and partner connection. To register or to find out more information about program prices, call 604-927-6940.
MINDFUL MEDITATION Meditation is a way of being, not a technique. Participants in a mindfulness meditation program at Glen Pine will learn a step-bystep process that will allow them to relax, calm their mind and body.
Each class will include instruction, practice and discussion with leader Roger Montgomery. Tuesday sessions run 1 to 2 p.m. starting Sept. 21 or Wednesdays from 7 to 8 p.m. starting Sept. 22. Each session costs $7, $6 for 50-Plus Dogwood and Glen Pine members. Call to pre-register at 604-927-6940.
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The Simon Fraser University Pipe Band’s sergeant Jack Lee won the first place solo prize in the Clasp for Piobaireachd contest at the piping competition in Inverness, Scotland. The prestigious event is reserved for players who’ve previously won the gold medal; Lee’s first win was in 1994. He also placed second in 2008. The piobaireachd (Gaelic for “piping”) is the ancient classical music of the bagpipe that features challenging compositions on several themes. Lee’s win means he is also invited to participate in the Glenfiddich Solo Piping Championships in late October. Several SFU pipers won major awards at end-of-summer international competitions. In total, SFU pipers snagged 15 first- or second-place finishes and another 10 in the top five. The SFU Pipe Band placed third in the world at the annual Pipe Band World Championships in midAugust.
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Setting it straight Incorrect information about Alzheimer support groups appeared in The Tri-City News’ Sign Me Up section earlier this month. The following is the correct info: The Alzheimer Society of BC has two active support groups in the Tri-Cities. One meets on the second Wednesday of each month, the other meets on the last Wednesday of each month. People who are interested in participating in a caregiver support group should call Dorothy Leclair at 604-298-0780.
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Where birdies fly & people flock By Larry Pruner THE TRI-CITY NEWS
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t’s a sunny, summer Friday afternoon and 14 players are darting about inside the dark green warehouse walls of ClearOne PoCo badminton centre, feverishly swatting birdies that whiz back and forth through the thick, humid air. The new facility’s two owners, meanwhile, sit comfortably on the sideline soaking in the action. With five of the 10 courts being utilized in the facility that opened Aug. 14, Bobby Milroy foresees a day when the joint is jumping with racquet swingers flocking to the first badminton-only building in the Tri-Cities. In fact, Milroy, 31, and his business partner Darryl Yung, 38, also own the only other two indoor badminton-only centres in the Lower Mainland, both located in Richmond. “We’re the only place around that’s housing purpose-built facilities for badminton,” Yung said. “Usually, it’s [played] in a school gym or a community centre with white lines and white walls, which makes it more difficult to see. This is more or less what you’d see on a professional circuit. It gives the public the chance to get trained in a public place but in a professional facility.” There are no memberships available at ClearOne PoCo but courts can be reserved well in advance and/or on a regular basis,
with discounts available for those who do. Hourly court rates are $20 –– “people often split the cost of a court,” Yung said –– and a casual drop-in fee of $3.50 allows people to visit on their own and hook up with others wanting to play. Also, private lessons are available at a cost between $40-$60 per hour, depending if it’s in an individual or group setting. “It’s terrific for all ages, from four years old right up to 80 years old,” said Yung, who, prior to opening the first ClearOne badminton courts in Richmond in 2003, worked a desk job in internet sales for an auto group. All the players toiling Friday were of Asian descent, including 15-year-old Julia Ho, who travelled from Surrey to help train her younger brother in the sport. “I used to play in Richmond and this is closer to my house now,” she said. “It’s just starting out so I think it’s going to be really good.” While badminton is huge in countries such as China, it’s also big in other areas of the world, Milroy said. He previously lived for 10 years in Denmark, where he discovered there were 700 clubs similar to how ClearOne operates in a population of only six million. “[The Danes] are not better than China, but they’re competitive with them, and that’s with a population of six million compared with two billion,” Milroy said. “It’s a different mentality among the Asians. They’re a closer-knit community. It’s a very com-
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Questions for business owners YOUR MONEY Colin MacAskil If you are the owner of a sole proprietorship, it may make sense to consider incorporating. In this article, we look at some of the issues you should think about before making your decision. • Is the business profitable In the first few years of operation, a business will often generate losses as it gets up and running. If you hold the business personally, the losses can be deducted against all other sources of income, assuming
the business has a reasonable expectation of profit. If a business is incorporated, losses can only be applied against corporate income, not personal income. • Is the business producing more income than the proprietor needs If so, then incorporating may allow for income splitting (i.e. dividends paid to other adult family shareholders) and tax-deferral opportunities due to the small business deduction. There may be limited benefit realized by paying all the profits of the company, via salary or dividends, to the owner-
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Fun for Coquitlam youth leaders wanted kids on pro D Parents, you can drop your kids off at Pinetree community centre on Friday, Sept. 24 — a School District 43 pro D day — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a day camp filled with non-stop activity. Choose from either sw i m m i n g a n d a rchery or an out trip to Cliffhanger rock climbing gym. The $30 registration fee covers admission to Cliffhanger for youth 10 to 13 years of age. To sign up, call 604927-4386 or visit in person at any Coquitlam Parks, Recreation and Culture Services facility. Pinetree community centre is located at 1260 Pinetree Way in Coquitlam.
The city of Coquitlam is seeking people ages 14 to 18 years (Grades 9 to 12) to become members of the Coquitlam Youth Council. Youth council members are involved in local governance and decision making within their neighbourhood and community. They provide ideas, feedback, and suggestions on city initiatives, youth programs
and other issues. Members also have the option to become involved in city council committees. This opportunity is an excellent leadership and volunteer experience. Coquitlam Youth Council meets monthly and has two meeting locations: Poirier and Pinetree community centres. Interested youth must apply to become members, and must be
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Food for thought The city of Coquitlam and Thrifty Foods are getting together to offer some food for thought. The city and the retailer are continuing a nutrition initiative partnership agreement for the third year, which will enable the city to again offer several “Nutrition For You — A Recipe for Health” seminars, as well as two Young Chef on the Run programs for youth commencing in the fall. It’s all about learning to make healthier choices and eating right at any age and on any budget. The city is one of 17 Active Communities in BC that benefit by having this collaborative partnership with Thrifty Foods as a corporate sponsor. Thrifty’s arranges the provision of leading-edge registered dieticians from At the Table Nutrition Inc. to facilitate the healthy nutrition seminars and store tours, which are co-ordinated by recreation department staff. “This innovative nutrition initiative has had great success and is an example of working together to make our communities healthier and more vibrant,” said Vivian Chenard, community relations manager with Thrifty’s. Young Chefs on the Run is a fun program featuring hands-on nutritional snack preparation and eating, plus lots of physical activity for a $25 registration fee. Thrifty’s contributes funding for the program, which is organized and instructed by rec staff. A Young Chefs is scheduled at Poirier Community Centre for six weekly Saturday afternoons, starting Oct. 16, and also at Summit middle school for six weekly Tuesday afternoons, starting Oct. 6. Upcoming healthy eating seminars have a $5 registration fee and will provide easy ways to improve your diet, manage your weight, boost your energy level, and help prevent or manage chronic disease. An adult seminar is planned for Oct. 7, 9:30 a.m. at Dogwood Pavilion. Youth-focused one-hour seminars are scheduled for Pinetree community centre on Oct. 22 and Poirier community centre on Nov. 4 after school. For further information, visit www.coquitlam.ca or call 604-927-4386.
Christianity Explored is a 10-week course that informally explores who Jesus is, why he came and what it means to follow him.
Starts Monday, September 20th at 6:45 pm Coquitlam Alliance Church 2601 Spuraway Ave. Coquitlam To register contact: David Wood at david@cachurch.ca For more details check out: www.cachurch.ca
Agenda Highlights Monday, September 20, 2010 7:00 pm – COUNCIL CHAMBERS 2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam PRESENTATIONS • Knights of Columbus Council 9125 Week, September 20 to 26, 2010 • Fire Prevention Week, October 3 to 9, 2010 • Homelessness Action Week, October 10 to 16, 2010
BYLAWS READING • Public Safety Radio Building Amplification System Bylaw No. 3738 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First Three • Municipal Ticketing Information Amendment Bylaw No. 3746. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First Three See Also: Report from Community Safety Committee • Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3737 for 2627 Shaughnessy Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Final
The Coquitlam Foundation’s Annual Fall Gala ala featuring stand-up comic Steven Wright. The fun starts at 5:30 pm with a silent auction, refreshments, appies & more! Then, take your premium seats for Wright’s 8 pm show. Tickets are $150, with all proceeds going to the Foundation’s community charities. Wear your “LOUDEST” shirt and be ready to Laugh
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Fall kids book club Port Moody Public Library is once again hosting its kids book club this fall. Children nine to 11 years old can meet once a week to share discussion about some great books. They read two books during each six-week session and do fun activities related to the stories. Kids will come away with a greater understanding of how to explore the characters in the books they read and take a more indepth look at the time period and setting of the story. The Kids Book Club will run on Thursdays from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the ParkLane Room through Oct. 21. Space is limited, so call Irene at 604-469-4692 for more information or to register. PoMo library is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m.
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BBB: Don’t get burned by heating contractors Consumers vulnerable to scare tactics, warns BBB Fall arrives next week, which means that cooler weather is on the way and now is the ideal time to have your furnace serviced or upgraded before the busy winter season starts. The Better Business Bureau warns the public to be cautious about misleading heating contractors who may use scare tactics to convince homeowners to buy a new furnace or authorize expensive, but unneeded, repairs to their existing heating system. “Every fall, we see an increase in consumer inquiries about heating contractors showing up offering everything from duct cleaning to furnace inspections,” Lynda Pasacreta, BBB president and CEO, said in a press release. “While most furnace companies are reputable, competent and fair, there are con artists that may try to frighten you into unnecessary installations or repairs using fear as their main tactic.” Last fall, the BBB received reports of fraudulent heating contractors who tried to frighten consumers into purchasing a new heating system with warnings that their
current system was leaking dangerous gases that could explode or poison those inside the house. From August to September of this year, the BBB has received 3,795 consumer inquiries for heating contractors, compared to 2,907 inquiries from last year. While this has not resulted in a higher number of complaints in the industry, the BBB has noticed consumers reporting that heating contractors have shown up selling door-to-door in B.C. communities. Consumers have also reported receiving calls from heating contractors who offer inexpensive, even free, cleaning services, only to show up with inadequate equipment and recommendations for expensive and unnecessary upgrades. Before you choose a heating contractor, BBB says, consider the following tips: Start with the BBB. You can find out helpful information like owners, company addresses and customer service information by visiting the company’s reliability report at www.mbc.bbb.org. Hire heating contractors who: • are licensed with the BC Safety Authority; call 1-8665667233; • are or employ certified gas
fitters; • are bonded and insured for liability and property damage; • can provide you a copy of the gas permit authorizing the company to work on your heating system; • offer warranties that cover equipment, materials and labour; • offer maintenance and service after installation and after warranties have expired; • provide customer references. Get at least two estimates for the work. All bids should be in writing and should provide a full description of the services to be provided and the materials to be used. Compare more than just cost. Check the size and rated efficiency of the equipment each contractor recommends. Ask each contractor how they arrived at recommending a particular sized system. Check the warranty offered and make certain you understand it. BBB also urges consumers to report misleading door-todoor sales practices. Consumer Protection BC can help with allegations of misleading door-todoor sales practices. For complaints, contact the Consumer Protection BC at 1-888-564-9963 or go to www.consumerprotectionbc.ca.
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• Harvest festival, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Our Lady of Assumption Church, 3141 Shaughnessy St., PoCo.; ethnic food, games for kids, face painting, cotton candy, popcorn, garage sale, homemade crafts/ baking and more. Free admission. • First get-together, 10:30 a.m., of Maillardville francophone Society initiative for francophone parents from the Tri-Cities, New Westminster and Burnaby to create valuable links and exchanges between francophone par-
SUNDAY, SEPT. 26 • Blessing of the animals, 2 p.m., St. Clare of Assisi Church, 1320 Johnson St., Coquitlam; all pets except snakes are welcome to be blessed
• Singles over-45 walking group meets Saturdays, 9:15 a.m. at Pitt Meadows rec centre for walks in Tri-Cities and Ridge Meadows areas. Info: Graham, 604-464 1839. • Tri-City, Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge Newcomers Club meets on the third Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in PoCo. All women, not just those new to the area, wanting to have some fun and promote new friendship are welcome to participate. In addition to monthly general meetings, members participate in ongoing activity groups that meet weekly or monthly. Info, meeting location: Wendy, 604-4682423 or tricities_newcomers@yahoo.ca. • Lincoln Toastmasters meets from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Hyde Creek rec centre, 1379 Laurier Ave., PoCo. New members welcome. Information: lincolntm.freetoasthost.info or Shirley,604-671-1060.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION An application has been received for an amendment to the Citywide OfďŹ cial Community Plan (CWOCP) for the property located at 1239 Burke Mountain Street. This property currently has two designations; half of the site is designated for Large Village Single Family, and half of the site is designated for StreetOriented Village Home. The applicant proposes a redesignation of an approximately 26m2 portion of the site currently designated Large Village Single Family, to Street-Oriented Village Home to accommodate a proposed RTM-1 townhouse development. The redesignation would accommodate approximately 4 additional units and a lane system.
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR continued from page A37 • Super Strikers Youth Cricket Club plays at Mackin Park in Coquitlam; all levels welcome, including handball cricket for U16 and U14 and kanga (softball) cricket for U10. Info: 604-461-2522 or kittybridgens@yahoo.ca. • Coquitlam Lawn Bowling Club is looking for new members. The bowling green and clubhouse are next door to Dogwood Pavilion and rose garden, located at 624 Poirier St. Membership is $90 per year and includes use of practice bowls, exercise, clean air, sunshine and friendship. Info: 604-9316711. Leave your name and phone number and an instructor will contact you with lesson dates and times. Games are scheduled on a drop-in basis. • Play euchre every Saturday from noon to approximately 2:30 p.m. at the Treehouse Pub, near Shaughnessy and Lougheed, PoCo. Info: sunset585@hotmail.com. • Port Coquitlam Elks Lodge 49 meets first and third Thursdays at 8 p.m. it Elks Hall, 2272 Leigh Sq. Elks are looking for new members. Group provides community service to young people and seniors in the Tri-Cities and beyond. Info: Ed, 604-9450880 or 604-942-1345. • Tri-City Singles Social Club is a fun group of 40+ people who get together and enjoy activities such
VOLLEYBALL FUN WEDNESDAYS • Grab a friend or come out to meet some new ones with the Recreation Unlimited Volleyball Club, an adult group of recreational level players who play at Hillcrest middle school gym every Wednesday, 8-10 p.m. Fun is the focus, so even if you haven’t played in years you will be welcome. Info: Gary, 604469-6389. as walking, theatre, dining, biking, bowling, kayaking, weekend trips and more. Membership is $20 per year. Meetings are held on the third Friday of each month, 7:30 p.m., at PoMo Legion. Info: tricityclub@gmail.com or Phyllis, 604-472-0016. • Morningside Toastmasters invites you to develop your communication and leadership skills. Guests and new members are welcome at meetings held every Thursday, 7:25-8:30 a.m., Burkeview Family Funeral Care, 1340 Dominion Ave., PoCo. Info: Gene, 604-2308030 or www.morningsidetoastmasters.ca. • Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition, Tri-Cities Committee, meets the first Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m., Port Moody city hall. If you ride your bike in the Tri-Cities, meet and work with other cyclists to help improve cycling facilities in the area. New participants always welcome. Info: John, 604-469-0361 or jseinen@shaw.ca. • PoMo Men’s 60-plus Curling League is looking
for players who would like to curl regularly or as a spare; league runs Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-noon. Info: Phil, 604-468-2801 or George, 604-341-4813. • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild meets first and third Tuesdays of each month, noon-3 p.m. plus first and third Thursdays, 7-9:30 p.m., Howe Room, Poirier community centre. Members do needlework, embroidery, needlepoint, cross-stitch, knitting, crochet and much more; new members welcome. Info: Maureen, 604-942-5457. • Happy Wanderers Walking Club welcomes all singles 45 and older for
walks in the Tri-Cities and Ridge Meadows areas; meet every Saturday at 9:15 a.m. Info: Marilyn, 604-463-8874. • City of the Arts Toastmasters Club meets Thursdays, 5:30-7 p.m., PoMo city hall. Improve your career and personal life by improving your communication and leadership skills in a safe, supportive and fun environment. Guests and new members welcome. Info: www.cityartstoastmasters. com. • Barnet Lions Club meets first and third Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m., Alex Graham Manor, 101 Noons Creek Dr., PoMo. New members welcome. Info: 604-936-5275. • Pocomo Hiking Club invites people to join Saturday hikes starting at 9:30 a.m. from the Rocky Point Park parking lot. Info: Maurina, pocomohiking@hotmail.com. • The Kinsmen Club of PoCo is looking for new members. It is a service club operating since 1965
TO SUBMIT AN ITEM: email: newsroom@tricitynews.com • fax: 604-944-0703 that combines raising money with fun times. Kinsmen meet the second Thursday of each month and commit time for projects and social events. Anyone interested in joining or attending a meeting, call Cyrille at 604-942-4826 or email kincyril@shaw.ca. • Friends of Coquitlam Public Library meet on the second Wednesday of each month at 3 p.m. in the board room, Poirier Branch. Info: 604-937-4130. • Crystal Clear Speakers Toastmasters meet every second Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., the Oasis, 1111 Austin Ave., Coquitlam. Info: Walter, 604-941-0191 or http:// crystalclearspeakers.freetoasthost.info. • Tri-City Airedale Terrier Club is organizing events for local Airedale owners (and dogs). Info: s@tricityairedales.com or www. tricityairedales.com. • Hyde Creek Watershed Society meets first Wednesday of every month, 7:15 p.m., Hyde Creek rec centre. Info: 604461-FISH (3474).
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or bryandylawsky@rlc.ca. • Rocky Point Toastmasters meet Mondays, 7:15 p.m., PoMo city hall. Guests and new members welcome, please arrive 15 minutes early. Info: 604-506-1037. • PoMo Canoe and Kayak Club meets first and third Thursdays of each month, 7 p.m., Old Mill Boathouse at Rocky Point Park. Info: Brent, 604-461-8863 or Gordon, 604-936-8203. • Parents Without Partners is an international non-profit organization devoted to the interest and welfare of single parents and their children. Information meetings for new members run the second Thursday of each month, 7:30 p.m., Howe Room, Coquitlam rec centre, 630 Poirier St. Info: 604-945-2407. • Brunette EnviroCommittee meets third Wednesday of each month, 6-8 p.m., PoMo Arts Centre. Info: Mi, 604936-7470. see page A39
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• Centennial Stamp Club meets second and fourth Wednesdays of each month, 7 p.m., social rec centre, 630 Poirier St., Coquitlam. Info: 604-9451017 or www.stampclub.ca. • Maillardville Community Lions now meet at Coquitlam branch of Royal Canadian Legion, 1025 Ridgeway Ave. Info: 604-937-0310. • 777 Neptune Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Cadets, parade every Wednesday, 6:309:30 p.m., L’Ecole des Pionniers, 3550 Wellington St., PoCo; girls and boys 12-19 welcome. Info: 604941-6227. • Apex Netball Club is held Mondays, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Hillcrest middle school, 2161 Regan Ave., Coquitlam for women and girls of all ages. Beginners welcome. Info: Wendy, 604-552-3219. • Talk of the Town Toastmasters club meets Thursdays, noon-1 p.m., Parkwood Manor. 1142 Dufferin St., Coquitlam. Info: Bryan, 604-941-7651
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Soroptimists of Tri Cities were proud to receive recognition from Western Canada Region for participation in the following awards: • Women’s Opportunity Awards – given annually to women returning to school to upgrade their skills to support their family • Violet Richardson Award – honouring young women 14-17 for exemplary volunteer service in their community • Ruby Award – honouring women helping women. • Celebrating Success – for the Warm Place for Women Project. In addition to these projects – this year Soroptimists of Tri Cities plan to focus on projects for teen girls.
Warm Place for Women – Now TWO Locations 1. Kinsman Hall - Port Coquitlam - the Àrst Thursday of each month. Next evening: October 7, 2010 2. Legion Hall - 1025 Ridgeway Ave., Coquitlam - the third Thursday of each month. Next evening: October 21, 2010 Warm Place for Women provides women n in need a hot meal, dessert and coffee or tea one night per month at each location. Women are ntly also offered personal care items and gently cial used clothing and house hold items. Special thanks to COBS Bread on Lougheed Hwy.
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR continued from page A38 • PoCo Garden Club meets the third Tuesday of each month, 7:30 p.m., at Trinity United church, Prairie and Shaughnessy. Info: 604-941-8465. • Rose Society meets last Tuesday of each month except August and December, 7:30 p.m. Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier St. Everyone welcome. 604-931-5120. • Hoy/Scott Streamkeepers meet the third Wednesday of each month. Info: 604-941-3402. • Tri-City Christian Women’s Club luncheon is at noon the second Thursday of each month, the Executive Inn, 405 North Rd., Coquitlam. Inspirational speaker each month. Reservations: 604420_2667 or onarheim@ telus.net. • PoCo Chess Club meets every Thursday, 7-10 p.m., at Wilson Centre (PoCo rec complex). Info: Nathan, 604-340-6208 or email: pocochessclub@ chessmastery.com. • Minnekhada Park Association is a group of local volunteers who work in partnership with GVRD Parks to preserve and enhance the natural environment of Minnekhada Regional Park. The group runs a bear aware program to educate visitors about appropriate behaviour when encountering bears in the park and organizes work days to support nest box program, and to enhance the park’s historical features. Volunteers are always needed. Info: Karen, 604520-6442. • Coquitlam Yoga Club offers classes Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m., and teacher and student development workshops third Saturday of each month, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Pinetree community centre, Coquitlam. Info: 604-945-4271. • If you are interested in volunteering in your community, PoCo Kinsmen meet twice a month. Info: 604-944-8559. • PoMo Garden Club meets second and last Monday of each month, 10:30 a.m., Kyle Centre. Info: 604-931-6224. • Falun Dafa/Falun Gong practice to improve mind, body and spirit: Lafarge Lake, Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Classes are free. Info: Carolyn, 604-944-4909 or visit www.falundafa.org • 2827 BCR DCO Royal Canadian Army Cadets, for boys and girls 12-18; they will receive adventure training, learn orienteering with map and compass, leadership, first aid, marksmanship, radio communications, field craft, effective speaking, and search and rescue. Uniforms are loaned at no charge and summer training from two to seven weeks is included. Info: Shannon, 604-520-7604, or www.cadets.kc.ca. • Burquitlam Lions meet the first and third Wednesdays of each month, 6:30 p.m., Christmas Manor, 560 Austin Ave., Coquitlam. Prospective members welcome. Info: 604-464-3220. • Coquitlam Camera Club meets second Wednesday of each month, 7:15-9:30 p.m.,
ARE YOU GOOD WITH A NEEDLE? • Coquitlam Needlearts Guild welcomes new members to meetings: daytime, monthly on the first and third Tuesdays from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., night time monthly on the first and third Thursdays from 7-9:45 p.m. in the Howe Room at Coquitlam rec centre, 630 Poirier St. Info: Maureen, 604-942-5457.
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Jr. Adanac soars back to Surrey Nick Greenizan BLACK PRESS
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he Surrey Eagles’ lone all-star from last season has returned to their nest. Forward Michael Krgovich was back practising with the B.C. Hockey League team this week but likely won’t be in the line-up when the Eagles hit the road this weekend for two games on Vancouver Island, then another in Powell River. Prior to rejoining the Birds, the 20-year-old Coquitlam native had spent his summer playing lacrosse for the Jr. Adanacs. The two-sport phenom missed Eagles’ training camp while helping the Jr. A’s capture the Minto Cup –– awarded to the top junior lacrosse team in the country –– and then took some time off to rest and consider his hockey options. He had two goals and an assist in the Jr. A’s five Minto games, all victories. “He needed a bit of downtime after lacrosse, and being a 20-year-old, he had a few other places he could’ve played [hockey] this year, either [pro] or, because of his days in the KRGOVICH Western Hockey League, at a Canadian university,” said Eagles head coach Matt Erhart. Erhart doubted Krgovich would be in the lineup immediately. For starters, he’s only been back on skates for a week. Also, the team would need to open up a spot on the roster for him, if and when he suits up. Adding Krgovich to the roster would give Erhart seven 20-year-olds –– one more than is allowed. “He’s in here practising with the guys. Before we make any moves, we want to make sure it’s a fit for everyone and make sure he’s ready,” Erhart said. “If we had a 20-year-old spot for him, it’d probably happen a lot sooner, but we’ll just continue to talk, and see what happens. But if I was a betting man, I’d say he probably won’t [play this weekend].” Last season for the Eagles, Krgovich had 17 goals and 53 points in 56 games, and was the team’s lone representative at the all-star game in Nanaimo. The previous season, he joined the team midway through the year, after being released by the Western Hockey League’s Chilliwack Bruins. Erhart admitted that having a seventh overage player skating has the potential for internal problems but looks at it as more a positive. “It’s a bit difficult, sure, because there are guys in the room –– even other forwards, not just 20-year-olds –– who might worry. But all the guys here want to win, that’s the most important thing, and Mike brings a lot to our team,” Erhart said. “He can definitely help. He brings some offence and he also plays a real gritty game, and you need a guy like that in your top six [forwards]. He can be an impact player in our league.” ICING: Krgovich may well make his regularseason debut with the Eagles when they visit Coquitlam next Friday for the Express’s home opener at the Sports Centre, 7 p.m.
May makes Cats’ day Michelle Rosenquist and Kasha May, with the winner, scored second-half goals as the Coquitlam Metro-Ford Panthers edged the North Coquitlam Kaos 2-1 Sunday in a girls Under-16 Silver ‘A’ soccer game.
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Justin Buren (left) and Michael Spencer wrestle for the ball during a Centennial Centaurs’ senior boys high school football practice Wednesday. The defending B.C. AAA-champion Cents are set to face the Sands Scorpions in an exhibition game tomorrow (Saturday) in North Delta, 12:30 p.m.
PoCo set to give back with soccer tots & hockey camp Port Coquitlam is up for the Challenge. The city will take part tomorrow (Saturday) in Sports Day in Canada, after True Sport prompted its member bodies to take part in the True
Sport Community Give-Back Challenge. PoCo will host three separate True Sport presentations: a parent’s forum for soccer tots at Hyde Creek Rec Centre at 9 a.m., an athlete’s forum at a
hockey camp at noon and a 1:30 p.m. community forum, both at the PoCo Rec Centre. The Challenge provides True Sport Movement members with an opportunity to give back to their communities
by volunteering their time or hosting an event and donating the proceeds to a local charity or worthy cause. For more information, visit www.truesport.ca/giveback or www.cbcsports.ca/sportsday.
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Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010 Red Robinson Show Theatre Nominations are now open in the following categories: • Environment Award • Youth Award • Neighbour to Neighbour Award • Cultural Harmony Award • Community Action Award • Community Volunteerism Award • Arts and Culture Award • Douglas College Lifetime of Leadership Award in Honour of Myrna Popove See www.societyforcommunitydevelopment.com/community_awards
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Keep trying, keep fishing TIGHT LINES Jeff Weltz Lakes ripe for the picking In the 1992 movie A River Runs Through It, the main character, Norman MacLean, says: “My father was very sure about certain matters pertaining to the universe. To him, all good things, trout as well as eternal salvation, come by grace, and grace by art. And art does not come easy.” Persistence is a word not heard much in this age of instant answers. The lack of this virtue has been expressed to me lately by anglers who found that they had to try harder than they expected to catch their fish, in spite of the record sockeye return. There is a lesson here, and once again it takes a fish to teach us. Over a quarter century ago, through persistence, I mastered the art of angling. Remember, there was no internet or the endless supply of equipment and excuses available today. We were taught to make do and become skilled with the meagre amount of supplies and equipment available. If you were good you caught fish; if not you continued to try. Excuses were not accepted. More money spent on equipment will not solve the problem. Neither will complaining that the fish are not co-operating. Put some persistence in your tackle box. You have it in you to suc-
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THE REPORT Fishing is good on our Lower Mainland lakes, with mornings and evenings producing best results. For wet (sinking) fly fishing try Big Black, Nation’s Black, Baggy Shrimp, Coachman, Cased Caddis, Halfback, Dragon Nymph, Carey Special, Zulu, or Doc Spratley. For dry fly fishing try Tom Thumb, Renegade, Black Gnat, Foam Ant, Griffith Gnat, Royal Coachman or Elk Hair Caddis. Local bass and crappie fishing remains good. For bass try Size #4 to #1 Wooly Bugger, Big Black, Blood Leach, Matuka, Popin Bugs, Chernobyl Ants, Crayfish, Clouser’s Deep Minnow, Epoxy Minnow, Deceiver, Muddler Minnow, Dolly Whacker, Turk’s Tarantula, Bucktail, Hair Frog, Irresistible, or Tom Thumb. For crappie try Black Gnat, Lady McConnel, Coachman, Royal Coachman, Ant, chartreuse Boobie, Wooly Bugger, Trico, Griffith Gnat or Irresistible. Fishing on our Interior lakes is very good. The Fraser River is good for sockeye; spring, cutthroat and rainbow. The Vedder River is good for rainbow and cutthroat. The Stave River is good for rainbow and cutthroat. The Harrison River is good for cutthroat, rainbow and sockeye. The Thompson River is fair to good for sockeye and spring.
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PoCo Rebels’ Kadie Linekar (right) gets her foot on the ball in front of Emma Price-Stephens of the Port Moody Inferno during a girls Under-13 Bronze soccer contest Sunday at Terry Fox school field.
Guloien Gran-d! Leah Guloien of Port Moody won the women’s Giro class at the inaugural RBC GranFondo Whistler mass cycling race last Saturday. Guloien of the Total Restoration team finished the gruelling 122 km event in three hours, 37 minutes and two seconds. The race featured some 4,000 riders and started in downtown Vancouver, ventured over the Lions Gate Bridge, up the big climb of West Vancouver’s Taylor Way and along the scenic Sea to Sky Highway.
PoCo North b-ball starts Registration for boys in Grades 5 through 8 wishing to play in the PoCo North Basketball League takes place 7 p.m. Sept. 24 and 10 a.m. Sept. 25 at Terry Fox secondary school. The club plays in competitive North Cascades AAU loop based out of Washington state, featuring teams from Bellingham, Ferndale, Lydnen, Sedro Woolley, Anacortes and Burlington. For more information, email dvanos@sd43.bc.ca.
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CHARNLEY, JOHN (Johnny) John passed away peacefully on September 10, 2010. He lived a full life of 85 yrs and will be missed dearly by all. He is survived by his loving wife of 44 years (Leona); son Darren (Crystal), daughter Lori, granddaughters Hannah & Kaitlyn, brother Ralph, sister Doris, family, friends, and Daisy (dog). John was born and raised in Pitt Meadows, B.C. where his family was one of the first farming settlers. After meeting his loving Leona they married, moved to Port Coquitlam to start a life together and begin a family. During his years of employment John was a “Proud” Union man who worked for both the City of Port Coquitlam and Fraser rive Pile Drivers. Following an early retirement he spent his remaining years golfing, playing crib & bridge, camping, boating and fishing. The family would like to thank the nurses and staff at Eagle Ridge Manor that eased his passing with dignity, grace and loving care. Their kindness and consideration will always be remembered. In lieu of flowers, donations in John’s memory to Eagle Ridge Manor are appreciated. 475 Guildford Way, Port Moody, B.C. V3H 3W9. Cremation, no service by request.
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ACCOUNTING/ BOOKKEEPING
BOOKKEEPER We are a busy accounting firm near the Lougheed Mall. We have a full time position available for a full cycle bookkeeper. We work with small businesses and larger multi company organizations. Our team is comprised of CA’s, CGA’s and students pursuing their designations. This opportunity is for individuals who are experienced in all aspects of bookkeeping. Our new team member will have practical experience using Simply Accounting and QuickBooks. The responsibilities include monthly bookkeeping for various companies (payroll, GST, WCB, Mgmt & Bank reports, etc.) and other projects as required. New team members must have a “Can do” attitude including common sense, a good work ethic, ability to manage their own schedules, work independently or in teams, as well as excellent written and oral communication skills. A positive attitude, attention to detail and accuracy as well as strong analytical skills are also required.
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450 Joyce St., Coquitlam (across from the Vancouver Golf Course off Austin)
Call us at 604-931-1549 or Cel: 604-715-9299
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DRIVER (CLASS 5) / WAREHOUSE WORKER
Performing and documenting planned and irregular maintenance to the building HVAC systems, including central cooling and heating system. Operation of DDC controls, Fire alarm systems. Routine maintenance and inspections on all mechanical equipment; Knowledge of preventative maintenance programs (Angus). Inspection of shopping centre buildings and exterior areas. Inspect and maintain common area lighting and minor electrical repairs. Ensure all life safety systems (sprinklers, extinguishers etc.) are maintained. Be available after-hours/on call as per revolving schedule. Touch up painting and minor building repairs, carpentry, plumbing etc. Help with set-up of ongoing promotions and décor as needed. Following all workload assignments and changes in routine as instructed by the Building Superintendent.
Growing Surrey building products company req. Driver / Warehouse Worker. Heavy lifting involved. Positive attitude, dedication & willingness to learn rewarded with: EXCELLENT REMUNERATION & BENEFITS. Fax resume: 604-513-1194 or e-mail: jobs@westcoastmoulding.com
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Interested applicants should contact: David Smyth, Operations Supervisor, Coquitlam Centre, dsmyth@morguard.com, no later than Sept. 30, 2010
DGS CANADA 2 DAY FORKLIFT WEEKEND COURSE Every Saturday at 8:30am #215, 19358-96 Ave. Surrey NO reservations: 604-888-3008 www.dgscanada.ca Ask about our other Courses... *Stand up Reach *Fall Protecton *Aerial Lift *RoughTerrain Forklift *Bobcat *WHIMIS & much more. “Preferred by Employers
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Call IAM CARES SOCIETY Today Funded in part or whole through the Canada British Columbia Labour Market Development Agreement INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL Train on full-size Excavators, Dozers, Graders, Loaders. Includes safety tickets. Provincially certified instructors. Government accredited. Job placement assistance. www.iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853
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HELP WANTED
Carriers Needed The following routes are now available to deliver the NEWS in the Tri-City area:
FARM WORKERS
FARM WORKERS: $9.68/hour. 40-50 hours/week. Fax resume to: 604-465-8401 or email: fable1@telus.net
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EXP’D. FLORAL DESIGNER required. Must be qualified in all aspects of design & customer service. Provide resume to Thrifty Foods Floral Manager. Port Moody location 170 Brew St. Suter Brook.
#9038 2281-2387 Argue St #8401 747-923 Foster Ave 730-920 Sprice Ave
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DELIVERY PERSONS START NOW
FLAGGERS NEEDED If not certified, training available for a fee. Call 604-575-3944 GREENHOUSE WORKERS, F/T, needed in the Pitt Meadows area. $10.25/hr. Day shift & some wknds Exp an asset. Must be fluent in English. Apply by fax 604-460-1803 or email to: john@hollandia.ca
HEY! HELP share about the health benefits of eating fruits, veggies and berries. Call 1-866-837-6348. SHOP FOREMAN REQUIRED for overhead door company in Surrey. Training will be provided. Mechanical aptitude is a must. Fax resume to: 604-888-8828.
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HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES
F/T Korean and/or Japanese cook. Min. 3yr exp. Develop menu, supervise & maintain kitchen operation, supervise & train staff, Korean asset, $18-20/hr, Nagano Restaurant (Pt Moody) Fax: 604-945-5109
#19-20691 Lougheed Hwy. Apply within after 4 pm with resume NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE
Call days or evenings 778.285.2101
TRADES, TECHNICAL
LINE COOKS needed for The Arms Pub. Min. 3 yrs exp. Full & P/T positions. Drop off resume including current ref’s to: 3261 Coast Meridian Road. Port Coquitlam.
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MILLWRIGHT / MECHANIC MACHINIST ELECTRO MECHANIC / MOTOR WINDER SMS is looking to fill fulltime / permanent positions at our Port Coquitlam repair facility. You are an experienced Journeyman with your Interprovincial or equivalent Provincial Journey Tradesperson qualification. You will possess good communication and organizational skills. Experienced with large electro/mechanical drives would be an asset. SHOP HELPER Full time helper also required with the following qualifications: • Experience in a heavy duty/industrial environment. • Forklift experience. • Mechanically inclined. • Min grade 12 education & post-secondary trades related education required. • Work with minimal supervision. • Shift work will be required. Send your resume by fax or email to Colleen Doyle on or before Monday, October 4th, 2010. We thank those who apply; however only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Attn: Colleen Doyle, Branch Administrator 1923 McLean Ave Port Coquitlam BC V3C-1N1 Fax: (604) 942-1334 cdoyle@smsequip.com
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CARPET INSTALLATION
All Carpet & Lino Installations Repair/Restreching, 28 years exp. Work guaranteed. 10% Seniors. Discount. Call Cliff 604-462-0669 FLOOR LAYER: 30 YEARS EXP. Carpet, Lino & repairs. Work Guar’d! Gary 604-585-2044.
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CLEANING SERVICES
2 EUROPEAN LADIES will shine your home or business! For free estimate call Maria 604-612-8653
The Best Team & Service ! 101-1125 Nicola Avenue Port Coq. (behind COSTCO)
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Clean to Perfection. Reliable & Honest, Lic’d & Insured. Free window cleaning. 778-840-2421.
604-468-8889
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CNC MACHINIST We’re an innovative, technologically advanced & progressive shop that needs an experienced CNC setup person for vertical machine centres. We need team players that are looking for personal & technical growth who are willing to share, learn and build on what they already know. 80% of our work is aluminum, low-med volume, highly aesthetic,and fits in the palm of your hand. If you desire to work for a cutting edge company with stability & endless opportunities, & consider yourself to be in the top 10% of your field, submit your resume to employment@redline-pro.com, or fax to 604-576-4181.
Installation Technicians
CUSTOM MANUFACTURER of security rollshutters, habitat screens & retractable awnings requires experienced installation technicians. General knowledge of construction & electrical an asset. Must be detail orientated & able to work independently. Driver’s license req’d. Competitive wages & benefits. Fax resume: 604-468-7656 or email: installer@talius.com
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ALTERNATIVE HEALTH
Trail Appliances, the leader in the appliance business, is looking for an inside sales professional to work in our Coquitlam location. Our ideal candidate would meet the following criteria: • • • • •
MAIDS R’ US 175 CATERING/PARTY RENTALS
242 Unique Taste, Unique Menus... Gourmet, customized menus tailored to your function! q Dinner Parties q Executive Meetings q Family Gatherings q Weddings / Banquets q B-B-Ques q Funerals We Come To You! Doing It All, From Set-Up - Clean-Up.
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Fantastic Facials & Body Care Lougheed/203/Dewdney M.Ridge
604-460-8058 #7 - 20306
JIM PUGH Owner/Technician 30 Yrs+ Experience 3755 Bracewell Court, Pt Coq. Pgr: 669-6500 #4909 POCO Appliance Mart 942-4999 Service to all Makes of Appliances & Refrigeration. Work Guaranteed
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Rick’s Bobcat Service Levelling, Back filling, Trucking reas. rates.777-0246,604-290-2978
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FENCING
1-A1 BRAR CEDAR FENCING, chain link & landscaping. #1 quality work and reasonable rates. Harry 604-719-1212 or 604-306-1714
CEDAR & CHAINLINK FENCING “Where Quality matters more than Quantity” Reasonable Rates. Free Estimates. Call Marv:
(604)462-0408 Cedar Fencing Installations ATC LANDSCAPE 604.720.2853 Fully Insured. Member of BBB. www.atclandscape.com FENCE-IT-RIGHT Installations -604.639.6626 Cedar, Chain Link, Ornamental iron, Vinyl (Insured, Experienced, Competitive Pricing)
FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS
POLMAR HARDWOOD FLOORS New floor inst. & finishing. Refin. Repairs, Staining. Free Est.. Mario 604-671-8501 or 604-540-8501.
Call: Rick (604) 202-5184
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ELECTRICAL
#1167 LIC’D, BONDED. BBB Lge & small jobs. Expert trouble shooter, WCB. Low rates 24/7 604-617-1774 A & L ELECTRICAL, Local - Bonded, Full reno & upgrading service. New homes & comm. Reas rates. Lic #91585. Call Kia 778-688-4491. DC ELECTRIC (#37544). Bonded. 24 hr service. We specialize in jobs too small for the big guys! 30 yrs exp. Free est. 460-8867. REISINGER Electrical (#102055) Bonded, Specializing in Renos, New Const, (Comm./Res.)Free Est 25 Yrs Exp. 778.885.7074 Trent YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899
275 PLACING & Finishing * Forming * Site Prep, old concrete removal * Excavation & Reinforcing * Re-Re Specialists 30 Years Exp. Free Estimates.
DRYWALL
ALL PHASES DRYWALL Taping, texture, spraying. 25 yrs exp. Tidy workplace. Free Est. No job too small.Eric 778-898-9806 BOARDING, TAPING, painting, renovations. Big & small jobs, quality work. Free estimates. Roman 604-931-4132 or 726-4132. COMPLETE DRYWALL SERVICE, res/com. ref’’s. reno’’s, reasonable rates. All work guaranteed. 604941-8261, cell 778-999-2754. Finishing, Taping, Recoat textured ceilings & Respray 30 yrs exp. Call Del 604-505-3826 / (604)476-1154 FRANKS Drywall *Boarding*Taping *Spraying no job too sm. Seniors rts Free ests. 604-939-7029, 809-1945 WHITE WALL DRYWALL INC. SteelStud*Boarding*Taping*Texture Free Estimates. 604-936-9601.
NO JOB TOO SMALL Serving Lower Mainland 20 Years! *Prepare *Form *Place *Finish *Retaining*Walls*Stairs*Driveways Exposed Aggregate & Stamped Concrete ***ALSO... Interlocking Bricks &Sod Placement -Excellent Ref’s -WCB Insured
VISION EXOTIK FLOORING INC. - Hardwood Floor Specialist -Installation, Sanding, Refinishing Express your unique and individual style with a custom stain. Dust free sanding. 778-995-Wood (9663). View our picture gallery at www.visionexotik.com
Danny 604 - 307 - 7722
UNIQUE CONCRETE DESIGN F All types of concrete work F F Re & Re F Forming F Site prep FDriveways FExposed FStamped F Bobcat Work F WCB Insured
778-231-9675, 778-231-9147 FREE ESTIMATES
WESTWOOD CONCRETE WE SERVICE ALL AREAS • Stamped Concrete • Forming • Patios, Pool & Decks • Removal / Repairs • Custom Design Free Estimates 604-813-6949
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MAJOR Appliance Repairs to All Makes
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FINANCIAL SERVICES
AVOID BANKRUPTCY - SAVE UP TO 70% Of Your Debt. One affordable monthly payment, interest free. For debt restructuring on YOUR terms, not your creditors. Call 1-866-690-3328 or see web site: www.4pillars.ca
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If you are interesting in a long term career as a “Sales Professional”, we would like to hear from you. Our next paid product knowledge training class begins on October 4th, 2010. Please send your resume to:
CONCRETE & PLACING
DALL’ANTONIA CONCRETE We do it all from start to finish. Family run 40+yrs. 604-240-3408
LEO: Mobile #657-2375, 462-8620
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WESTRIDGE MANAGEMENT Bookkeeping, Accounting, Payroll Tax Services/Planning, Consulting Reasonable rates 604-764-2575, 604-320-7856
Previous experience in a professional sales environment Exceptional customer service skills Enjoy meeting new people on a daily basis Established as a Sales Superstar Understands the sales relationship cycle
The Best Cleaners around GUARANTEED! Best rates, exp’d staff, 22 yrs exp. Refs. Wkly/bi-mnthly. Guaranteed, perfect work. Any package. Res/Comm. Give us a call
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***MAID 4 U*** Efficient, Experienced, Quality cleaning. 2 Ladies, $40/hr (2 hr minimum). Call Susan 604-765-9273 or email geminirising1@gmail.com
GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com
Part-time receptionist required to work two days per week plus every 2nd weekend. Should have some knowledge of computers and good people handling skills. Preference will be given to a person with flexible working hours and the ability to work without supervision.
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Send resume to: Fax: (250)426-7807 or Phone: (250)426-7448 or Email: mkplumb@telus.net
RECEPTIONIST REQUIRED
Contact Darrel at Metro Motors Ltd. darrel@metromotors.com or phone 604.464.0271
CLEANING LADY. 10 yrs exp. Res/Comm. Reliable. Insured, Low rate. Call EJ (778)885-7089 CLEANING SPECIAL Rates as low as $60/mo. Price incl. cleaning supp. Free estimates. Call A-TECH Services at 604-230-3539 MAGICAL MAIDS Bonded & Insured. $25/hr.
We offer er competitive comp wages, Extended nded me medical dental packag package and RRSP P progr program.
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Persons w/ vehicle req. to deliver phone books in Tri-City: Coq., Port Coq., Port Moody, & Maple Ridge areas. Seniors welcome.
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Full& Part time Cooks(exp) Kitchen Help,
PHONE BOOKS
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
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#8676 818-841 Atkins Ave 1527-1699 Balmoral Ave 1431-1695 Como Lake Ave (odd side only) 803-841 Levis St 810-842 Poirier St (even side only) 815-842 Rondeau St 1472-1650 Spray Ave 802-811 Wasco St 812-841 Weston St
OTHER ROUTES NOT LISTED MAY BE AVAILABLE. PLEASE CALL TO ENQUIRE. If you live on or near one these routes and you are interested in delivering the papers please call Circulation
ALTERNATIVE HEALTH
405 Slater Rd. NW, Cranbrook, BC
Send resume to: Fax: (250)426-7807 or Phone: (250)426-7448 or Email: mkplumb@telus.net
#8158 304-409 Dartmoor Dr 2500-2519 Penhurst Crt 2603-2688 Rogate Ave
#9250 4008-4048 Ayling St 731-940 Huber Dr 844-907 Lynwood Ave 4020-4049 Mars Pl 4050 Mars Pl 712-890 Victoria Dr
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#9896 1486 Johnson St
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PERSONAL SERVICES
ACTION CARPET 1 bdrm apt $59, 2 bdrms apt $69. Whole house package. $79. 604-945-5801
#6065 634-659 Thurston Close 602-637 Thurston Terr
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who need a stable, caring home for a few months. Are you looking for the opportunity to do meaningful, fulfilling work? Qualified applicants receive training, support and remuneration. Funding is available for modifications to better equip your home. A child at risk is waiting for an open door. Make it yours. Call 604-708-2628 www.plea.bc.ca
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Some great kids aged 12 to 18
HELP WANTED
#8501 953-965 Como Lake Ave 808-1023 Kelvin St 951-969 Leland Ave 804-1010 MacIntosh St 950-965 Spence Ave
#8121 1390-1372 Austin Ave (even side only) 1500-1663 Charland Ave 479-499 Decaire St
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0870931 B.C. Ltd. D Site Prep D Land Clearing D Civil Services DStorm & Sanitary D Demolition D Trucking & Material Supply
Office: 604-599-3861 svdlsvul@shaw.ca
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DRYWALL
45 Years in the drywall trade. All size jobs boarding, taping, spraying. Big or small. Wayne 778-242-2060
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LARIC FURNITURE REFINISHING Specialists in:
- ANTIQUES, HOME & OFFICE FURNITURE - RESTORATION & REPAIRS Free Estimates, Pick-up & Delivery
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GARDENING
ATC LANDSCAPE Landscape Maintenance Services
• Fall Yard Clean-Ups • Lawn Maintenance • Gardening • Hedge & Tree Trimming
604.720.2853 Fully Insured. Member of BBB.
www.atclandscape.com Landscape Installation - Lawn Cutting - Tree Services - Licensed for Chaffer Beetles treatment. Call 778-885-6488 Leave message Prompt Delivery Available
Seven Days a Week
Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd. ✶ Bark Mulch ✶ Lawn & Garden Soil ✶ Drain Grave ✶ Lava Rock ✶ River Rock ✶ Pea Gravel
465-1311
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HOME REPAIRS
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 320
MOVING & STORAGE
ABBA MOVERS & DEL. Res/com 1-4 ton truck, 1man $35/hr, 2men from $45. Honest, bsmt clean up. 25 yrs of experience-604 506-7576
If I can’t do it It can’t be done
AFFORDABLE MOVING Local & Long Distance
Call Robert 604-844-4222 OR (Cell) 604-454-4515 Interiors: Baths (renos/repairs) specializing in drywall, doors, flooring, tiling, plumbing, painting, miscellaneous, etc. EXPERIENCED IN OVER 30 LINES OF WORK! * Most work completed in 2 days or less * Quality work, prompt service, fair prices * 19 Years. serving Coquitlam Ctr. & area. For positive results Call Robert SERVICE CALLS WELCOME
NURSERY
LOCATION CLOSEOUT LIVE AUCTION Pickett’s Nurseries Ltd. 14610 Neaves Road, Pitt Meadows. September 25, 2010 11:30 - 3:30 p.m. Pickett’s Nurseries Ltd. has re located it’s container production nursery and is liquidating current inventory. Auction will take place Sept. 25 at the Neaves Road property. Plant material will be available to view from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., with the auction to follow from 11:30 to 3:30 p.m. Payment will be due at the time of purchase (cash or credit cards only) and all purchases are to be removed from the nursery by the close of business September 28. PRUNING, TRIMMING, Fall Clean Up, Tree Topping. Free Estimates. Call Jason @ 604-614-5954.
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Professional Installation 5” Gutter, Down Pipe, Soffit 28 YRS EXP. *FULLY INSURED
Cleaning & Repairing Call Tim 604-612-5388
Outdoor Living Specialist. Ponds, Kitchen & Fireplace Themes Natural & Cultured Stone, Slate, Post & Beam Cedar Construction Fully Insured & Licensed. 20yrs. 604-780-6304
Ed’s ROTOTILLING & LANDSCAPING *Rototilling *Levelling *Gardens
*Loader Work *Brush Cutter *Dump Truck
Residential/Strata/Commercial Repairs.
35 years exp. No job too small. 604-710-8184 or 604-941-7988.
RENO & REPAIR NO JOB TOO SMALL! Renovations/Repairs/Building Emergency services available! S Bathrooms S Basements S Suites S Decks / Sheds S Plumbing S Flooring / Tiles S Electrical S Interior Designing
Gary 604-690-7JNL (7565) “Family Owned & Operated in the Tri-Cities” RENOVATIONS Carpentry, painting, drywall, tiles Quality work - reasonable price Martin 604-521-8715
Scott 604-891-9967 2 HUNGRY PAINTERS & Power Washing. Low prices. Int/Ext. Man & wife 75 years combined exp. 604.467.2532 twohungrypainters.ca
Residential & Commercial Lawn & Garden Maintenance
Call: (604)518-0974
(604)476-0075
A-TECH Services 604-230-3539
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PAINT SPECIAL
www.greenskeeper.ca
HANKS TRUCKING
& Bulldozing Ltd. D Garden Blend Soil D Lawn Blend Soil D Custom Blends avail. D Composted Mushroom
3 rooms for $269, 2 coats (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Service! www.paintspecial.com
All soils are tested for Optimum growing requirements SOIL ANALYSIS UPON REQUEST
WHOLESALE PRICES
Tyler 778-861-6289
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PRESSURE WASHING
POWER WASHING GUTTER CLEANING
353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS A to Z Roofing Ltd. Spec in re-roofing, asphalt, cedar, flat roof. Guar Wrk. WCB, BBB. 778-996-6479. EAST WEST ROOFING & SIDING CO. Roofs & re-roofs. BBB & WCB. 10% Discount, Insured. Call 604-812-9721, 604-783-6437 GL ROOFING & Repairs. Cedar shakes, Asphalt Shingles, Flat roofs BBB, WCB Insured. 604-240-5362 J.J. ROOFING. New Roofs / ReRoofs / Repairs. (Free skylight with new roof). Free Est. Ref’s. WCB Insured. Jas @ 604-726-6345
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OLI - DÉCOR ~ for all your decorating needs. Faux Finishing, Mural Colour & Design Consultant, Home Staging/Space Planning, Lighting, Background covering 604-936-2718 www.oli-décor.webs.com
NO Headaches NO Surprises NO Excuses
*Retaining Walls *Interlocking *Fencing *Drainage *Decking *New Lawns *Hedges 15 Years exp. - Work Guaranteed Free Est. & Ref’s avail. anytime Cel:604-836-6519, 778-285-6510
Robert J. O’Brien
AAA ADVANCE MOVING Experts in all kinds of moving/packing. Excellent Service. Reas. rates! Different from the rest. 604-861-8885 www.advancemovingbc.com
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TREE SERVICES A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv. Dangerous tree removal, spiral pruning hedge trimming, stump grinding, topping. Insured, WCB Free Est Arborist Reports
FREE Estimates FREE Color Consultation All your Painting & Drywall Services
778-865-3945 PRO ✶ ACC PAINTING LTD ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
- Est. 1989 F WCB, Insured, Licensed F Free Estimates F Many References F All Types of Painting
☎ 604-521-7594 ☞ 604-817-8899
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Tree Service
RUBBISH REMOVAL
* ISA Certified Arborist *Hazard Tree Removal * Crown Reduction & Falling * Stump Grinding *Prune & Hedge Trim * Arborist Reports Insured WCB Free Estimates
Almost for free! Dave (778)997-5757, (604)587-5991
SUNDECKS
604-942-6907
Spring Special $595 upto 1000 s.f. English Craftsman, Bonded & Insured. Since 1978, Int/Ext, Spray Painting. 604-462-8528, 218-9618
The DECK Guys
TRIPLE M PAINTING & RENO’S Free Est’s. Low Prices, High Quality. Call: (604)805-8548.
Call Scott at 604-618-0333 Certifi ed Arborist Free Estimates * Fully Insured
PETS
Free estimates 604-418-8340
477 Vinyl, Wood and Trex decks, Aluminum and Glass awnings, Wood,Aluminum & Glass Railings D FULLY INSURED D 100% Waterproof Up to 10 year warranty
CALL 604-937-0203
Furniture, Antiques, Craft Items and lots more.
639 VANESSA CRT. Sat. & Sun - Sept. 18, 19 9am to 5pm
PORT COQUITLAM GARAGE SALE, 4050 MARS ST. Sat. Sun. Sept. 18 & 19, 9-4. Crafts, sewing, tools, picture frames, dishes, etc.
PETS 477
PETS
PETS 477
PETS
CKC reg lab pups guart’d first shots vet chk, microchipped, exc temp. declaws. $550 & up. 604-533-8992. ENGLISH COCKER puppies, 2M, 1F, 1st shot, light golden colour, tail docked, $400. 778-866-8668. FILA / MASTIFF GUARD DOGS. Excellent Loyal Family Pet, all shots Great Protectors! Ph 604-817-5957. GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS. 1 male & 1 female. $850. 1st shots & dewormed. Call 778-863-6332. GERMAN SHEPHERD Reg’d pups, quality German & Czech bloodlines. Guaranteed. Call 604-856-8161. GREAT DANE X ENGLISH MASTIFF PUPPIES. $400. Call 604-826-5285 or 604-556-9095. ROTTWEILER PUPPIES, CKC reg. 12 weeks. Champion German lines. Pet & show stock to approved home. www.regenesisrottweilers.com 604 - 287 - 7688
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
GREATDOODLE PUPS, great Dane X, std. poodle, blks, harls, merls, $350 up 604-780-6607
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JACK RUSSELL X puppies $280. parents free to good home. Please call: 604-820-5242. JACK RUSSEL PUPPIES, tri-colour tails docked, 1st shots, vet checked Call 604-820-5225. LAB Pups CKC Reg’d Champ.lines 2 females (1blk/1yellow), 1st shots, de-wormed, tattooed, vet ✓ $800. 604-857-9192 Lab pups, dewormed, 1st shots, vet check, yell/blk, fam raised adorable, $450&up. (604)845-3769, chwk. MANX X KITTENS absolutely adorable, litter trained, good with dogs. $50. Call 778-323-2343 MAREMMA MALE PUPS, 9 weeks old, excellent sheepdogs. $450. Call 604-798-9528. NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! www.856-dogs.com or call: 604856-3647. PERSIAN KITTENS, reg. Assortment of white & silver. $600. Ready to go. Health guar. 604-538-1446.
APPLIANCES
AT A CLICK of a mouse, www.BCLocalBiz.com is your local source to over 300,000 businesses! POCO Appliance Mart 942-4999 Rebuilt*Washer*Dryer*Fridge*Stove Up to 1 Yr Warranty. Trade-in Avail.
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AUCTIONS
ESTATE COLLECTIBLE’S AUCTION Sun Sept 26, 1pm. Large selection of Ivory & Bone Carvings, Paper Weights, Crystal, English Cast Iron Tel Booth, Buggys, Juke Box. Dodds Auction 3311-28th Ave, Vernon. Call 250-545-3259. View photos doddsauction.com
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UNDER $400
HANDYCAP SPECIAL, 3 wheel scooter, exc. cond., metallic red, nice for lady, $400. 6004-464-0781
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FERTILIZERS
WEED FREE MUSHROOM MANURE. 13 yds $140 or Well Rotted $160/10 yds. Delivery in Van/Maple Ridge BBY (604)856-8877
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FURNITURE
Sofa Italia 604.580.2525
Your Tree Service For Honest Prices & Quality Work
D Sundeck / Patio Construction D Re-build/Extend Existing Decks D Authorized vinyl deck installers D Aluminum, glass, wood railings D Sundeck & Vinyl Repairs D 5 Year Warranty on Vinyl *Work Guaranteed *References *Over 20 Years Experience.
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RED’S RUBBISH REMOVAL. I Need Work! Home Maintenance. Reasonable rates. Call Red 604-290-7033.
Ph: 942-4383 Fax:942-4742
Tools, furniture, antiques, household, estate items, children’s clothes & toys.
✶ Pruning & Shaping ✶ Tree Removal ✶ Stump Grinding
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Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing, vinyl floor. 604-782-9108 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com
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ABC TREE MEN
#1 EARTH FRIENDLY JUNK REMOVAL
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PORT COQUITLAM:
Andrew 604-618-8585 $ Best Rates $
RECYCLE-IT!
PAINTING & DRYWALL
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2guyswithatruck.ca Moving & Storage Visa OK. 604-628-7136
Woodland Decks
TRI CITY TREE SERVICE All Tree Services -- Fully Insured -24 Hrs 604-462-0865
Professional Services:
25 Years in bus. A Moving Experience. Fast, dependable service. L & D Enterprises. Seniors Disc. Will pack your POD. 604-464-5872.
SUNDECKS
WDesign & Renovations WCedar Decks WFences WWooden Retaining walls Home Renovations Call Patrick for a free est.
604-728-5643
MISC SERVICES
MOVING & STORAGE
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Port Coquitlam: Citadel Heights: Garage Sale, Sat, Sept 18, 9-3pm, 2520 Colonial Drive.
Sat. & Sun. Sept. 18 & 19th 9:00 - 4:00
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
604-537-8523
B.C. MASON Stone, Brick, Chimney, Concrete, Steps, Repairs. Stucco. 45 yrs exp. 778-772-6337 ❖ 604-941-8224
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COQUITLAM: Multi Family Sale. 606 Gatensbury St. Sat., Sept. 18th - 9am to 3pm. Rain or Shine.
“JUST A GREAT JOB!”
311 MASONRY & BRICKWORK
Meadows Landscape Supply (604)465-1311
Something for everybody. 707 PEMBROKE (off Rochester & Richards) Saturday Sept.18 9am-3pm
PAUL BUNYAN
Landscaping
D Broken Concrete RocksD $21.00 Per Metric Ton D Mud Dirt Sod ClayD $21.00 Per Metric Ton GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds $56.00 Per Ton
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ESTATE SALE
RUBBISH REMOVAL Bobcat/dump trailer. hoot&owl@telus.net Gary 604-339-5430. #1 DUMP YOUR JUNK No job too small.On time every time 604-939-0808 D 604-649-4339
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COQUITLAM
ALL JUNK Rubbish Removal
604.587.5865
Professional Painters Free Estimates Written Guaranteed Bonded & Insured
FAMOUS FOLSOM STREET SALE
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GARAGE SALE 1195 SALCON DR.
ADD YOUR business on www.BCLocalBiz.com directory for province wide exposure! Call 1-877-645-7704 A-Grade Plumbing,Heating & Drainage. Lic’d local plumber / gas fitter. Free est, guar’d work 778.881.7598 NEED PLUMBING? Dan’s Your Man! Lic’d & Insured. Free Est. Dan @ 604.418.6941
COQUITLAM
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Interior & Exterior S S S S
COQUITLAM:
10% OFF if you Mention this AD! AMAN’S PLUMBING SERVICES Lic.gas fitter. Reas $. 778-895-2005 1 Call Does it All - 2 OLD GUYS PLUMBING & HEATING, Repairs, Reno’’s, H/W Tanks. 604-525-6662. 3 LICENSED PLUMBERS. 66 years experience. 604-830-6617 www.oceansidemechanical.com
MILANO PAINTING 604 - 551- 6510
Landscape Contractor & Consultant
Installations & Renovations
PAVING/SEAL COATING
Make us your first call! Reasonable Rates. Fast, Friendly & Uniformed Staff.
NEW LOOK INC.
❖DECKS ON SALE❖
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LT99 PRO PAINTING Residential, Commercial, Interior, Exterior, Fence, Deck, Pressure Wash, All Kinds of Floorings, Seniors & Vacancies Discount. Professional, Reliable, Affordable Services. Lowest price in town. Free Estimate. Licensed. Fully Insured.
Manure NO Wood byproducts used
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ALLAN CONST. & Asphalt. Brick, concrete, drainage, foundation & membrane repair. (604)618-2304 ~ 604-820-2187.
Same day serv. avail 604-724-6373
Free estimates, Seniors Disc, high quality, low cost, WCB.
Home Renovations and New Construction
JERRY’S HANDYMAN SERVICE A to Z
Serving Tri City 30 Yrs. Call 24 Hrs/7 Days paylesspainting.multiply.com
GREENSKEEPER CONTRACTING
Call Brian 604-209-4012
Gary 604-339-5430
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STARBRUSH PAINTING
www.newlooklandscapinginc.com
HOOT & OWL BE THERE! BUILDING MAINT & REPAIRS LTD. Renovations & repairs Concrete, asphalt, vinyl decks, Roof & gutter repairs Custom bathrooms & tile work. Reliable contractor Email: hoot&owl@telus.net
LOOK for our YARD SIGNS
*604-941-2263 *604-725-7246
AUTOS: To buy or sell your car, truck, RV, van, 4x4 or trailer - this category has it all. You’ll also find automotive supplies and classic cars for sale, or you can list the vehicle you’re seeking. call 604.575.5555
Dean 604-834-3076
# 1 PAY-LESS Painting Int./Ext. FALL Special
A name you can trust
A-1 CONTRACTING Renos. Bsmt stes, kitchens, baths, custom cabinets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks. Dhillon 604-782-1936.
Kitchens, Bathrooms, Flooring, Drywall, Garages, Decks & more * 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE* INSURED ~ WCB
329 PAINTING & DECORATING
FREE ESTIMATES
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
❞ A ALL RESIDENTIAL ❞ * Electrical * Plumbing * Heating * Painting * Carpentry * Tile Work Exc. Rates, Senior Disc. Work guar. Ken 604-552-0591 / 604-418-7168 Additions, Reno’s & New Construction. Concrete Forming & Framing Specialist. Call 604.218.3064
SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240
LANDSCAPING
When QUALITY Matters
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604-537-4140
AAA RAY’S Masonry & Landscaping
FREE EST. Gutter Cleaning repairs, wndw cleaning, power wash. 7 days/week, Simon 604-230-0627
M.T. GUTTERS
$45/Hr
From 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10 Ton Trucks Insured ~ Licenced ~ 1 to 3 Men Free estimate/Seniors discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
PETS
ADORABLE KITTENS - Free to a good home. Call 604-464-8404 ANGORA RABBITS, born July 28 & 30. $50 each. Call Marianne 604530-8670 CATS & KITTENS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats.604-309-5388 / 856-4866
PORT Coquitlam 604-464-9770 110 - 1097 Nicola Ave
Maltese Type Boston Terrier X Pug Bichon X Shih Tzu Pekingese Type All Petland puppies are vet inspected & come w/vaccinations up to date, a spay / neuter incentive, health guar., training DVD & more! PRESA PUPPIES, family farm raised. Great temperment. Great guard dog. $500. 604-855-6929. SHELTIE PUPPY FOR SALE. One female, 3 months old, all shots, Call for more information (604)826-6311 YORKIE PUPS, 1m/1f, registered, shots, health guaranteed for free, contact:nancybill07@gmail.com
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MISC. FOR SALE
AT A CLICK of a mouse, www.BCLocalBiz.com is your local source to over 300,000 businesses! HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com
566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS DRUMS-complete Yamaha Stage Custom Maple set w/cymbals. Exc. shape. $950: Denis (604)535-6235
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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
RENTALS
566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
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JUPITER Alto SAXAPHONE. Purchased from King’s Music. $575. Serviced,ready to go.604-798-7982. KEYBOARD, Yamaha TSA1500, cd ROM and manuals, new, pd $1300 sell for $500. (604)824-1903
CLG. PARK, Port Moody **EXCEPTIONAL FIND!! ** 2 Bdrm 1100sq/ft fully- frnshd. bsmt suite, conveniently. located in Clg. Park, Port Moody. Inclds. 52” TV, wrkout machn., stereo system, dishes & cooking/eating utensils. Ea. bdrm. inclds. dsk., chr., bd. and IKEA closet. shrd. lndry. $1000/mo 604803-1418 or amvgojevic@yahoo.ca COQUITLAM. 2 bdrm, 2 bath condo with view. Near Coq Ctr. NS/NP. $1500/mo. Immed. 778-772-8944 COQUITLAM Avail Immed $1195 2 Bed+Den, View, nr West Coast Exp Lrg New kitchen, F/P, yard, deck, storage, pkg. W/D, D/W 1500 sq.ft. New windows, ground level. NO DOGS/ N/S, References 604-7719211(msg) or 925-719-4060 Calif.
REAL ESTATE ACREAGE
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Cleared and tranquil with Koi ponds on 10 park-like acres with two updated homes in S.E. Langley: $1,495,000. Website: free2list.ca Phone: 604-857-9093 or email: icuchange@pacificcoast.net
VERY Private 5 acres with beautiful 2100 sq. ft. log rancher and small detached shop. Only 10 minutes from 100 Mile House. Quick occupancy. $339,000 Maria Walker, Royal LePage, 250-395-0245
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APARTMENT/CONDOS
AT A CLICK of a mouse, www.BCLocalBiz.com is your local source to over 300,000 businesses!
612 BUSINESSES FOR SALE BUSINESS FOR SALE IN ABBOTSFORD Owner wishes to retire. This is an established, profitable business and is complete with a repeat customer base. We sell household appliances in the Fraser Valley. Asking price $170,000+ inventory of a $120,000. Serious inquiries only, please call: 604-556-6768.
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HOMES WANTED
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MORTGAGES
BANK ON US! Mortgages for purchases, renos, debt consolidation, foreclosure. Bank rates. Many alternative lending programs.Let Dave Fitzpatrick, your Mortgage Warrior, simplify the process!1-888-711-8818 dave@mountaincitymortgage.ca
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OPEN HOUSE
APARTMENT/CONDO
COQUITLAM CENTRE “Raphael Towers” 2 Bdrms $1200 to $1225/mo
RENTALS 706
APARTMENT/CONDO
COQUITLAM
Welcome Home !
RENTALS 706
PORT MOODY, Newport Village. 2 bdrm condo. 5 appls. Gas F/P. Nr rec ctr. transit & library. Oct. 1. $1250/mo. N/P. N/S. 604-524-3353.
1 Bedrooms available near Lougheed Mall and transit. Rent includes heat & hot water. Sorry No Pets. Refs required.
PORT MOODY. Now renting ~ Villa Leah 1, 2 & 3 bdrm. suites. $950 $1475/mo Newly reno’d & upgraded Available immed. 778-355-6677
Call (604) 931-2670
PORT MOODY Spacious 2bd+2bth apt Shoreline Circle. 1 yr lease. No pets/No smoking. 604-220-4042 PORT MOODY
THE PERFECT LOCATION
Derek Manor 2048 Manning Ave. Port Coq ~ 604-941-5452 or 604-944-7889 FREE PREMIUM CABLE $80 Value
Quiet, clean, well-maintained, updated, adult oriented one bdrm suites. Close to all amenities, and WC Express. Gated parking. Call for appointment to view. Sorry, no pets. Starting at $720/mo.
Call 604-724-6967 Port Moody - Townhouse 2200 Panorama Dr; Large 4 BR 2300 sf; 3.5 Bath; lndry; VIEW! Rec room; garage; $2300 Oct. 1 Peak Property Mgmt 604-931-8666
*IN-SUITE W/D *GARBURATOR *ONSITE MANAGER *BEHIND COQ. CTR. MALL
604-944-2963
709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL
COQUITLAM - CRESENTVIEW
Spacious 3 Level 2 & 3 Bdrm Townhomes Over 2000 sq ft, cozy fireplaces, all appliances included. 1½ and 2 baths available; garage or carport. Large kitchen. Close to all types of schools, transportation and amenities.
Please call 604-834-4097 Website:www.aptrentals.com
COQUITLAM, Lincoln / Pipeline brand new 2 bdrm 2 bath 950sf, 9ft ceiling s/s appls, $1400/mo. 1yr term. David 604-816-9773 bef 7pm COQUITLAM: Lincoln / Pipeline (Windsor Gate), in suite W/D, s/s appliances, brand new 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 948 sq.ft. $1400/month. 1 yr term. Linda 604-761-7226 COQUITLAM Luxury condo 2BR + 2Bath Across from Coq Centre. Dark hdwd floors, dark cabinetry with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, insuite laundry, 888 sq ft corner unit, patio. Avail. Oct.1st. $1250, sorry no pets, no smoking. Call Patti at 604-833-1469 COQUITLAM: luxury condo acrs fr Coq Ctr. 2 Bdrms, 2 baths, comp room, 9th flr corner unit, s.s. appls Oct 1st. $1295/mo. (604)773-9601 COQUITLAM
Nice, well maintained studio, 1 and 2 bdrm. Fridge and stove. Balcony. Heat, hot water and 1 parking stall included. Nice location in Coquitlam just off Lougheed in quiet cul-de-sac. Please call Nova for viewing at 604-767-9832 535 - 555 Shaw Avenue (google map) (yahoo map)
S Impeccably clean S Heat S H/water S Parking S Ldry
1 bdrm. from $775/mo.
Devonshire Housing Co-op 22170 Dewdney Trunk Road
604-463-4568
3526 SF, WAREHOUSE for lease. 24 foot high ceilings with overhead bay door. Central Po Co area. $2900 + HST per month. Phone (604)941-2253 COQUITLAM warehouse, #2/4 175 Schoolhouse St. 5,909 sq ft. $6,140/mo. gross. Yard avail. Call Danielle 604-628-5613.
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2 Bdrm, 2 bath Avail Immed, 3 appl’s ~ laundry hook-up $886/mo. $2000 for shares
WHATTLEKAINUM HOUSING CO-OP ORIENTATION
MAPLE RIDGE
1 & 2 Bdrs from $740/mo
Do you want to live in the security of a family community?
GREAT LOCATION
Queen Anne Apts. * Renovated Suites * Clean, very quiet, large, INCLUDES: HEAT, HOT WATER & HYDRO Near Shopping & Amenities.
604-463-7450 604-463-2236 12186-224 St, Maple Ridge Certified Crime Free Buildings
Woodland surroundings, on Forest Grove Drive. Good location, close to schools, SFU and Lougheed Mall. No subsidies available. $10 application fee. Maximum housing charges; 2 bdrm. $899/mo. 3 bdrm. $1009/mo. & 4 bdrm. $1112/mo. Shares $2500.
NO SUBSIDIES AVAILABLE Orientation: Sunday, December 5 1:30 p.m. at 51A-8740 Forest Grove Dr. Phone 604-420-2442
PITT MEADOWS
The Meadows Gated underground parking, heated outdoor pool. Heat, hot water & 3 appliances included. 2 min. walk to Westcoast Express.
1015 Palmdale St. Coquitlam 8000 s/f lot w/View, 2100 s/f 3Bd 2Ba. Info Renatka 604-779-1343 Royal Lepage Coronation
639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES GET DAILY email update on all HOMES Listed for sale in the Tricity area. Go to: www.SearchTriCityListings.net.Sponsored by the Axfords of Prudential Sterling Realty
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COQUITLAM/ POCO/PT. MOODY
PORT COQUITLAM. 7 yr old sparkling 5 bdrm home with ste. 3 bath, 2 car garage. Nr rec centre & mt. trails. 1532 Fraser Ave. $612,000. Joe Pal 604-572-1211, Sutton Group Medallion Realty
660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS
www.dannyevans.ca
Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley
RENTALS 706
APARTMENT/CONDO
BURNABY
COQUITLAM nr L’heed mall/skytrain, 533 Cottonwood, reno’d, adult bldg, quiet, n/p, gated prkg, video surveillance, 2 bdrm $935, incl heat, h/w, avail. Oct 1, Crime-Free, Cert. 604-937-7812 www.greatapartments.ca Coquitlam/Port Moody
St. John’s Apartments 2010 St. John’s St, Port Moody Cozy apts easy access to SFU. 1 & 2 bdrms from $720. Close to schools, transit, Barnet Beach & park. View suites of Burrard Inlet. U/g pkg, laundry room. For more info & viewing call
Dragan 778-788-1845
Hyland Manor 751 Clarke Rd, Coquitlam Beautiful, large, 1 & 2 bdrm stes from $750. Close to Lougheed Mall, transit, parks shopping. Nestled in a park like setting, a must see. Parking, laundry room. For more info & viewing call
Dragan 778-788-1845
Cedar Grove Apartments 655 North Rd, Coquitlam Fab location close to everything. 1 bdrm suites avail. Mins from Lougheed Mall, Skytrain Shopping & parks. Bus station right in front. Parking and Laundry room.
AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY
For more info & viewing call
Completely remodeled building and 1 bedroom suites. Located at Highgate Mall. $780/mo includes heat, hot water and parking.
Professionally Managed by Gateway Property Management
Beata 778-788-1840
MAPLE PLACE TOWERS 1 Bdrm Apts starting at $950 2 Bdrm Apts starting at $1200 Heat and hot water included. Dishwasher, fridge, stove, balcony, shared laundry. Avail Immed. Close to amen, schools and mall.
Call 604-421-1235 www.aptrentals.net
604-465-0008 or 604-465-5818 PORT COQUITLAM
RENOVATE 2 Bdrm Suites Available Close to all amenities and WC Express. Quiet, secure, well maintained, adult oriented suites. 3 Appl’s. Gated parking. Sorry no pets. References required.
Call 604-941-9051 PORT COQUITLAM Apartment for rent 2 bedroom 2 bathroom 2 parking includes washer/dryer, dishwasher, stove, fridge. microwave. $1325. per month plus utilities. Sorry no pets 2353 Marpole ave. 604-760-5127 PORT COQUITLAM
CEDARWAY APT Bright & Clean 1 & 2 Bdrms Quiet building with insuite storage, dishwasher, gated parking. Heat and hot water included. Close to schools, shopping & public transportation.
Call 604-837-4589 2251 Pitt River Rd.
www.aptrentals.net PORT COQUITLAM - Newly renovated, quiet secure bldg, walk to all amens, WC Exp - 1 & 2 BEDROOM APTS. - Lrg, bright, incl heat, h/water, f/s, priv balc, window coverings. - Laundry & storage on ea floor. - Plenty of pkng avail. No Pets. - Wheelchair accessible
McALLISTER APARTMENTS
Call 604-818-0369 BURNABY
Call: 604-460-7539
CO-OP RENTALS
BURNABY
NOVA VITA CO-OP Bottom of Burnaby Mtn, SFU 1, 2, 3, 4 bedroom Apts & Townhouses. Rent includes heat, fenced yard, u/g prkg. Share purchase starts at $1600. Email: novavitacoop2010@hotmail.com
or call 604-592-5663
Large 1, 2 & 3 Bdrm Suites Available
*OPEN* Sun. Sept.19, 2-4
APARTMENT/CONDO
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DUPLEXES/4PLEXES
COQUITLAM, 325 Begin St. 2 bdrm apt on grd flr in 4-plex. Incl stove, fridge & cov. prkg. N/S. N/P. Oct 1. $775/mo. 604-936-8764.
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HOMES FOR RENT
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RENTALS 748 SHARED ACCOMMODATION PORT COQUITLAM furn. room, prefer older lady to share house with retired owner. N/S N/P. $450 incl. internet, utils. & cable. Nr. Oxford. Avail. now. 604-475-1887 PORT COQUITLAM. Share 2 bdrm condo, private bath, gym, h/tub, sauna, gas f/p, inste laundry, sec u/g prkg. keyless ent. $490/mo incl utils. net. Avail now. 604-816-1441.
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ANMORE. 1 bdrm on acre, 1000 sq.ft., priv entry, cvrd deck, shrd W/D. N/P, suits 1, $850 incl utils, cable & net.Immed. 604-506-1034. CCQUITLAM 915 sq/ft 1bdrm suite, avail Oct 1st, ns/np, no waterbed $950/mo incl all utils. 604-942-7804 COQUITLAM: 1/2 blk from Como Lake Park. Priv, detached Bachelor suite. $625/mo incld utils. N/P. Avl Oct 1. Btwn 6-10pm: 604-937-0168. COQUITLAM. 1 bdrm. Nr SFU. np/ns. Avail Oct. 1. Sep entry. Incls utils, W/D. $800/mo. 604-931-4578 COQUITLAM. 1 Bdrm, wd, sep entry, net. Behind Douglas College. Nr & walk to all amens. NP/NS. Avail now $750 + 1/3 utils 604-464-4481 COQUITLAM 2 bdrm modern bsmt suite, $900 +1/3 utilities. In-suite laundry, separate entry. n/s, n/p. Near Douglas College/Town Centre Park. Avail Oct 15. 604-945-6969 COQUITLAM, BRAND NEW 1 or 2 bdrm bsmt suite. Walking dist. to Coquitlam Ctr & WCE. W/D. $750/mo. incl. utils/cable. N/S N/P. Avail Oct. 1st. Call 604-721-8260. COQUITLAM CENTER. Bachelor suite, clean & bright. $475/mo. Call 604680-0712. COQUITLAM Centre area. 1 bdrm. suite. Ns/np. $650/mo. includes utils. Avail. Oct. 1st. 604-945-5314 COQUITLAM CTR area. 1000sf 2 bdrm g/l suite. Sh ldry. prkg. Pet ok. $1000/mo +1/3 utils. Avail. immed. 604-312-4829 or 604-649-1680 COQUITLAM. View. 2 bdrm gr lvl incl heat/cbl/light/lndry/bus line, new appls, newly reno’d. Avail now. $975 inclusive. N/S. 604-944-6522 COQUITLAM, W.W. Plat. 2 bdrm 1 bath 4 appls. N/S, cat ok. $800 incl hydro, Sept 15th. 604-944-9895 COQUITLAM WW Plateau. 2 bdrm, $975 incl util, w/d, satelite TV. Avail. immed. Ns/np. 604-618-8549 COQUITLAM WW Plateau. Grd level 2 bdrm bsmt. Lndry incl. $950. N/S. N/P. Sept 15. 604-808-2964. POCO. North Lrg 1 Bdrm. Newly reno’d $750/mo incl utils/full cable sep w/d NS/NP (604)945-5386 Port Coquitlam 2 bdrm g/l, new hse, sep entr, avail now, $900 + shrd utils & lndry, np/ns, (604)374-6004 PORT COQUITLAM: 2/bdrm gr/lvl ste, sep ent, new paint & floor; nr school & bus, n/p, $850 +35% utils. Cbl & w/l int incld. Avail Oct 15th. 604-841-9896 ~ 604-765-6467. PORT MOODY 2 bdrm with brilliant view! All new appls, w/d, d/w, f/s, nr schools, ns/np, $1000 incl utils & cable. Avail immed. 604-939-1114. PORT MOODY. Bright 1 bdrm $725 + 20% utils. Free ldry, nr Newport Vlg. Np/ns. Oct. 1. 604-469-9402 PT COQUITLAM 2 bdrm g/l ste NS/NP clse to schl & mall. $850 incl utils. avail Oct 1. 604-537-5039 W.W. PLATEAU, 1 bdrm bsmt suite, NS/NP. $800/mo incl utils. Avail now. 604-552-8832
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PORT MOODY Festival of the Arts
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Presented by Port Moody Arts Centre Society
Sept 24 to Oct 3, 2010 pomoartsfestival.ca
Explore Port Moody’s Arts Scene!
Festival Greetings
Discover the exciting and entertaining events of the 2010 Port Moody Festival of the Arts!
Karen Kroeker, Festival Chair
September 24
October 1
Opening Night Featuring Denzal Sinclaire, Inlet Theatre, $38.
Peter Katz in concert! Inlet Theatre. $22.
September 25
Welcome to the 13th annual Port Moody Festival of the Arts. The organizing committee has built on the successes of previous years and again promises to deliverr a diverse and entertaining program for the entire family.
October 2
Art 4 Youth Day Port Moody SK8 Park, FREE.
On behalf of the Port Moody Arts Centre Society and the FESTOC committee, we would like to thank all our sponsors, volunteers and your support for the arts. Come and join us!
Comedy Night Inlet Theatre. $22.
September 25 Theatre Night Inlet Theatre, $16.
October 3 Family Day Featuring Caulfield School of Dance, Inlet Theatre. $12.
September 26 Art 4 U Day Port Moody Arts Centre, FREE.
October 3
September 30
Closing Night New Orleans Ale Stars in concert! Inlet Theatre, $22.
Cultural Fusion Night Inlet Theatre, $22.
The Honorable James Moore Our Government knows the importance of arts and culture to our communities, which is why we are proud to invest in the Port Moody Festival of the Arts. On behalf of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Government of Canada, I thank everyone who helped make this festival possible.
To Purchase Tickets PHONE: 604.931.2008 x 0 BUY ONLINE: pomoartsfestival.ca IN PERSON: Port Moody Arts Centre, 2425 St Johns Street, Port Moody
Giuseppe (Joe) Trasolini Mayor, City of Port Moody
Special Festival Passes
Welcome to the 2010 Port Moody Festival of the Arts. This landmark festival brings our community a wealth of talented performers and many opportunities to engage with the arts.
$78 Regular Flex passes (4 tickets to any performance excluding Opening Night) $106 “4+” Flex Passes (4 tickets to any performance + one ticket to Opening Night) $144 “4+2” Flex Passes (4 tickets to any performance + two tickets to Opening Night) Prices include taxes and surcharges. Are you a member of the Port Moody Arts Centre Society? Our members don’t pay the surcharge – find out how you can join!
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Denzal Sinclaire Opening Night/ Gala Reception Friday, September 24
Art 4 Youth Day Saturday, September 25
Inlet Theatre. Opening Night Gala Reception, the official launch of the 2010 Festival and evening performance featuring Denzal Sinclaire. Gala Reception 6:30 PM, Show at 8 PM. $38.
Art 4 Youth Day, from 1 - 5 PM. Port Moody Sk8 Park at Rocky Point. FREE EVENT!
the Arts Opening Night Gala! Prior to the power packed performance enjoy the ambiance of the Galleria and appetizers provided by Hogan’s Restaurant. Then sit back and enjoy the sounds of critically acclaimed jazz vocalist, Denzal Sinclaire, a Toronto born artist who earned his BA from McGill University in Jazz. His style has been likened to Nat King Cole but after a few notes, it is unmistakably Denzal. He has justifiably earned a reputation as Canada’s most popular male jazz vocalist. Denzal is blessed with exquisite delivery, sensitivity to melody and a lyrical imagination. For Denzal, singing is a natural as breathing.
Back by popular demand for its second year is Art 4 Youth Day. Bobby Paul, Suter Brook’s exclusive skate shop, partners with us again for a skate jam, live DJ performances and chances to win gifts from Electronic Arts! Join the skateboard-painting workshop, blank decks are ready and waiting for your fresh design ideas, only $20ea. Or try a hand at mural painting. Artist Kris Kupskay will be on site to help you express your creative side. Hip Hop Dancers will be there! Catch musical performances by members of Project Garage a Youth Matters initiative. Feel like getting a little glammed up? Then treat yourself to Henna tattoos, hair and make-up. This day offers something special for the whole family!
Sept 24 to Oct 3, 2010 pomoartsfestival.ca
Theatre Night Til Death Do Us Part or Until You Get Fat Saturday, September 25 Theatre Night, Inlet Theatre. 8 PM, $16. Til Death Do Us Part or Until You Get Fat is an original one-act comedy written by Jodi Mason. The play revolves around Sandi and James during a marriage counseling session as they re-examine their life together and try to get their derailed relationship back on track. This funny and touching story will be something everyone can relate to in one way or another. *Performed by Russ Brummer and Jodi Mason. Tech by Saran Ekambaram.
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Art 4 U Day Sunday, September 26 Art 4 U Day, from 12 - 4 PM. Port Moody Arts Centre, 2425 St Johns Street. FREE EVENT! This is a fun filled family day of art and adventure. Our stage will be host to a cultural fusion of the resonating beats from the Japanese style of drumming by the group Chiba Taiko, to electric movements of the Banghra Dancers, a style originating in India. There is so much to see and do including interactive art workshops and the Imagination Station. Come and visit our community art exhibits and displays from the Port Moody Library, Ioco Ghost Town Days and others; or just watch the creations of Port Moody Arts Association’s En Plein Air painters unfold as they capture picturesque scenes of the grounds. As a special treat, there will be clowns, magicians and a bouncy castle to capture and delight the young and the adventurous. Food and refreshmentt tent on site.
Cultural Fusion Night Thursday, September 30 Cultural Fusion Night, Inlet Theatre. Featuring Kokoma African Heritage Dance and Drum Ensemble, Lisa Shepard and the Maple Sugar Jiggers. Reception and workshops 6:30 PM. Show at 8 PM. $22. Join us for a night of Cultural Fusion where all your senses will be delighted. Starting with the reception, introduce your taste buds to new and exotic flavours. Peruse displays and join workshops highlighting African and Métis traditional crafts, all while listening to Métis fiddlers. The evening’s performances by artist Lisa Shepherd and the Maple Sugar Jiggers will surely keep you tapping with dynamic fiddling and fancy footwork of traditional Métis jigging. The Kokoma African Heritage Dance and Drum Ensemble will present a breath-taking explosion of high energy drumming, dancing and chanting. As an evening finale these two diverse cultures will then combine their energy and talent in what is sure to be a spectacular fusion of these cultures.
Peter Katz In Concert! Friday, October 1 Peter Katz, Inlet Theatre. Show at 8 PM. $22 / $18 students. (With valid ID at the door) Get caught up in the music of singer songwriter Peter Katz as he enchants you with his unique blend of folk, roots, and pop music. He is a gifted lyricist who can convey through the timbre of his voice an array of emotions. Katz’s new record First of the Last to Know marks the true arrival of Peter Katz, as a solo artist. Winner of the CBC Galaxie Rising Star Award and The Grand Prize Winner of Toronto’s Indie Week, B.Y.E. Magazine is quoted as saying “One of the most promising songwriters of our time”.
Comedy Night with Jane Stanton and Charlie Demers Saturday, October 2 Comedy Night, Inlet Theatre. Show at 8 PM. $22. For Mature Audiences. Jane Stanton has been called “a fiery ball of hilarious energy” and watching her perform has been likened to “having a late night conversation with your best friend, if your best friend is one of the funniest people you know and likes mayonnaise.” She won over many new “best friends” in 2006 when voted “Vancouver’s Funniest Female”. Marrying the highly silly with the highly cerebral, Charlie Demers comedy style alternates highbrow and lowbrow with such ease as to transcend...um, brows, by combining political humour with broader jokes that are never thoughtless.
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Family Day Sunday, October 3 Family Day, Inlet Theatre. Featuring Caulfield School of Dance. Show at 2:30 PM. $12 or $36. Family Pack (2 adults and 2 kids under 12 years) As prelude to the closing ceremonies, please join us for a fantastic performance from Port Moody’s own Caulfield School of Dance. They will take center stage and perform ballet, tap, jazz, musical theatre and Modern dance. Caulfield School of Dance is a performing arts academy teaching recreational and professional dance, voice, and theatre arts training in a tradition of excellence since 1989. Together they have created not just a studio, but also a school where students are lovingly encouraged to reach their potential both as artists and as human beings.
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Closing Night Celebrations October 3 Closing Night Celebrations, Inlet Theatre. Featuring New Orleans Ale Stars. Reception at 6:30 PM, show at 8 PM. $22. The New Orleans Ale Stars are serious musicians who don’t take themselves too seriously! Steeped in traditional jazz, they’ve added a touch of Irish music, a few Bop tunes, a smattering of Australian jazz classics and some band originals to their innovative brew. It’s authentic yet innovative, has an all-ages appeal, and is about the best time you can have this side of New Orleans!
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Blackberry Gallery September 9 October 9 Blackberry Gallery: Port Moody Arts Centre. Mon - Thurs 10 AM - 8 PM; Fri and Sat 10 AM - 5 PM; Sun 12 Noon - 4 PM; FREE. Main Gallery: Dan Scott - Stories without words, oil on canvas and panel 3D Gallery: Tri-City Potters Recent Works, clay Image: Dan Scott; Title: Still Life with Shells and Hope; Medium: oil on canvas.
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